Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27
श्रीभगवानुवाच । कथं ददामि ते युद्धं तोषितोऽहं त्वया पुनः । न त्वां तु प्रभवेत्कोपः कथं युध्यामि तेऽन्धक
śrībhagavānuvāca | kathaṃ dadāmi te yuddhaṃ toṣito'haṃ tvayā punaḥ | na tvāṃ tu prabhavetkopaḥ kathaṃ yudhyāmi te'ndhaka
ଶ୍ରୀଭଗବାନ କହିଲେ—ମୁଁ ତୋତେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କିପରି ଦେବି? ତୁମେ ପୁନଃ ମୋତେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ କରିଛ। ତୋ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର କ୍ରୋଧ ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହୁଏନାହିଁ; ହେ ଅନ୍ଧକ, ତେବେ ମୁଁ ତୋ ସହ କିପରି ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବି?
Śrī Bhagavān (Varāha/Viṣṇu)
Listener: Andhaka
Scene: A calm, luminous Bhagavān addresses Andhaka with composed face and open palm gesture of reassurance, refusing battle; Andhaka stands eager yet perplexed.
FAQs
Divine favor is aligned with compassion and restraint; not every desired boon accords with dharma.
No tirtha is mentioned; the focus is ethical dialogue within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None; it discusses the moral impossibility of a boon rooted in hostility.