Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
विद्याधरपते भ्रात्रा विना ज्येष्ठेन सांप्रतम् । सर्वभोगयुतं स्वर्गं नैव गंतुं समुत्सहे
vidyādharapate bhrātrā vinā jyeṣṭhena sāṃpratam | sarvabhogayutaṃ svargaṃ naiva gaṃtuṃ samutsahe
สุกรณะทูลว่า “ข้าแต่เจ้าแห่งวิทยาธร บัดนี้หากปราศจากพี่ชายผู้ใหญ่ ข้าพเจ้าไม่อาจทำใจไปสวรรค์ได้ แม้สวรรค์จะเปี่ยมด้วยสุขสำราญทั้งปวง”
Sukarṇa
Scene: Sukarṇa, earnest and sorrow-tinged, refuses the invitation to heaven, gesturing toward the absence of his elder brother; the Vidyādhara lord listens, surprised yet approving.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as compassion and loyalty: heavenly pleasure is secondary to responsibility toward others.
Setu-kṣetra is the narrative frame; the verse prepares for a tīrtha-based remedy described subsequently.
None in this verse; it motivates seeking a means to free the elder brother from his curse.