Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 281
सर्वेषामपि जीवानां दया यस्य हृदि स्थिरा । शौचाचारसमायुक्तो योगी दुःखं न विंदति
sarveṣāmapi jīvānāṃ dayā yasya hṛdi sthirā | śaucācārasamāyukto yogī duḥkhaṃ na viṃdati
సర్వ జీవుల పట్ల దయ హృదయంలో దృఢంగా నిలిచిన, శౌచం మరియు సదాచారంతో యుక్తుడైన యోగి దుఃఖాన్ని పొందడు।
Brahmā (deduced from Brahma–Nārada context in this chapter stream)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene yogin seated near a tīrtha-bank, radiating calm; animals and people around him appear unafraid, suggesting universal compassion; ritual cleanliness implied by simple white garments and a water-pot.
FAQs
Compassion, purity, and disciplined conduct are portrayed as the yogic basis for freedom from suffering.
The verse is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative environment, though it teaches general dharma rather than naming a tirtha.
No specific rite; it prescribes ethical disciplines—dayā, śauca, and sad-ācāra—as essential yogic observances.