Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
ब्रह्मोवाच । मम भक्तिपरो नित्यं वृकोऽयं दैत्यसत्तमः । पौत्रस्त्वं दयितो नित्यं तेन त्वां प्रार्थयाम्यहम्
brahmovāca | mama bhaktiparo nityaṃ vṛko'yaṃ daityasattamaḥ | pautrastvaṃ dayito nityaṃ tena tvāṃ prārthayāmyaham
ब्रह्मोवाच—अयं वृकः दैत्यसत्तमः मम नित्यं भक्तिपरः; त्वं च मम पौत्रः नित्यं दयितः, तेनाहं त्वां प्रार्थये।
Brahmā
Scene: Brahmā speaks with earnestness: he praises Vṛka’s devotion and appeals to his beloved grandson Sāṃkṛti, creating a scene of divine supplication rather than command.
FAQs
Even divine boons and devotion can create moral dilemmas; wise resolution must protect dharma and the worlds.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the larger tīrtha-māhātmya narrative context.
None; the focus is on relational duty, devotion, and the consequences of divine favor.