Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
तयोर्व्याससमासाभ्यां शमोपायमिमं श्रृणु । व्याधेरनिष्टसंस्पर्शाच्छ्रमादिष्टविसर्जनात्
tayorvyāsasamāsābhyāṃ śamopāyamimaṃ śrṛṇu | vyādheraniṣṭasaṃsparśācchramādiṣṭavisarjanāt
ఆ రెండు దుఃఖాలను శమింపజేసే ఉపాయాన్ని విస్తారంగా, సంక్షేపంగా విను—వ్యాధి కలిగించే అనిష్టస్పర్శాన్ని దూరం చేయడం, ఉపదేశించినట్లుగా శ్రమాదులను విడిచిపెట్టడం।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa (deductive attribution)
Scene: A guide instructs pilgrims: one path shows crowded, impure contact leading to sickness; the other shows measured walking, rest, and clean practices leading to calm.
FAQs
Relief from suffering begins with disciplined conduct—avoid harmful influences that breed illness and follow wise restraint in exertion and habits.
No specific tīrtha is glorified in this verse; it introduces practical guidance within the teaching sequence.
No formal rite is prescribed; the instruction is preventive and ethical—avoid unwholesome contact and reduce aggravating exertion per proper counsel.