Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
आसीद्दीनमनाः पार्थ शुशोच च महामतिः । स्तवनं चापि देवानां वारयित्वा वचोऽब्रवीत्
āsīddīnamanāḥ pārtha śuśoca ca mahāmatiḥ | stavanaṃ cāpi devānāṃ vārayitvā vaco'bravīt
ஓ பார்த்தா, அந்த மகாமதி மனம் தளர்ந்து துயருற்றான். தேவர்களின் ஸ்தோத்திரத்தையும் தடுத்து வைத்து இவ்வார்த்தைகளை உரைத்தான்.
Nārada (continuing narrative; vocative 'Pārtha' indicates address to listener)
Listener: Pārtha (addressed)
Scene: Skanda, though victorious, lowers his gaze; with a gentle hand gesture he restrains the devas’ hymns, his face showing sorrowful introspection.
FAQs
True nobility includes moral sensitivity; even when praised, a dhārmic hero reflects on the ethical weight of violence.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None explicitly; it introduces a discourse likely leading to prāyaścitta (atonement).