Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87
इत्युक्ते सुतमाहैवं विबुधैस्ते पिता हतः । कोपं त्यजस्व भद्रं ते दधीचिः कथितो मया
ityukte sutamāhaivaṃ vibudhaiste pitā hataḥ | kopaṃ tyajasva bhadraṃ te dadhīciḥ kathito mayā
அவன் இவ்வாறு சொன்னபோது தாய் மகனிடம் கூறினாள்—“தேவர்கள் உன் தந்தையை வதைத்தனர். கோபத்தை விடு; உனக்கு மங்களம் உண்டாக. நான் சொன்னேன்—அவர் ததீசி.”
Subhadrā (the mother)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The mother finally speaks through tears: the father was slain by the gods; she counsels the boy to abandon anger and names the father—Dadhīci—turning the scene from accusation to solemn truth.
FAQs
Even when injustice is perceived, dharma counsels restraint; anger clouds discernment and leads to further harm.
The chapter is embedded in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, linking the narrative to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
None explicitly; the verse gives ethical instruction (kopa-tyāga).