Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
शीर्षे तव निविष्टस्य कष्टं चंद्रस्य चेद्यदि । तर्हि नाथ न शोच्या वै संसारे दुःखभागिनः
śīrṣe tava niviṣṭasya kaṣṭaṃ caṃdrasya cedyadi | tarhi nātha na śocyā vai saṃsāre duḥkhabhāginaḥ
உமது தலையில் அமர்ந்திருக்கும் சந்திரனுக்கே துன்பம் நேருமெனில், ஓ நாதா! உலகில் துயர்பங்குடையோர் யாரும் உண்மையில் இரங்கத்தக்கவர் அல்லர்.
Devī
Tirtha: Somnātha/Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A poignant reflection: the Moon, enthroned on Śiva’s head, still suffers—leading to a sweeping statement about the world’s sorrow and the limits of pity.
FAQs
Worldly suffering can touch even exalted beings; true refuge lies not in status but in divine understanding and grace.
The verse belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; it draws on Śiva’s Chandrasekhara identity rather than naming a local tīrtha.
None; it is a philosophical inference framed as a question.