Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 136
नात्मानं ताडयेन्नैव दद्याद्दुः खेभ्य एव च । उभाभ्यामपि पाणिभ्यां कण्डूयेन्नात्मनः शिरः
nātmānaṃ tāḍayennaiva dadyādduḥ khebhya eva ca | ubhābhyāmapi pāṇibhyāṃ kaṇḍūyennātmanaḥ śiraḥ
नात्मानं कदाचन ताडयेत्, न च दुःखेषु स्वं समर्पयेत्। उभाभ्यामपि पाणिभ्यां स्वशिरः कण्डूयनं न कुर्यात्॥
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A pilgrim-devotee stands calmly before a Śiva-liṅga, hands composed in añjali; nearby, another figure is shown refraining from striking himself or making frantic gestures, embodying dignified restraint.
FAQs
A devotee cultivates steadiness and dignity—avoiding self-harm, despair, and undisciplined gestures.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it teaches universal norms of devotional comportment.
It prescribes personal restraint as part of dharmic practice, complementing ritual purity with behavioral purity.