Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 60
ललाटे च कृतो धर्मो युष्माकं च महेश्वर । छित्त्वा शिरस्तथाङ्गानि इन्द्रियाणि न संशयः
lalāṭe ca kṛto dharmo yuṣmākaṃ ca maheśvara | chittvā śirastathāṅgāni indriyāṇi na saṃśayaḥ
ஓ மகேஸ்வரா! தண்ட விதியின் தர்மம் உமது நெற்றியிலேயே நிறுவப்பட்டுள்ளது—தலை, அங்கங்கள், இந்திரியங்கள் வெட்டப்படுதல்; இதில் ஐயமில்லை.
Viṣṇu (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu speaks of dharma inscribed on Śiva’s forehead—evoking the third eye as the seat of ordinance; imagery of severing (symbolic of decisive justice) hovers as a warning.
FAQs
Cosmic justice is portrayed as an established divine ordinance—firm and unavoidable when adharma becomes violent.
No; the verse is theological and narrative rather than tīrtha-descriptive.
None.
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