Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
सूत उवाच । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भगवाञ्छशिशेखरः । चिन्तयामास चित्तेन किमत्र सुकृतं भवेत्
sūta uvāca | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā bhagavāñchaśiśekharaḥ | cintayāmāsa cittena kimatra sukṛtaṃ bhavet
สูตะกล่าวว่า ครั้นได้สดับถ้อยคำนั้นแล้ว พระผู้เป็นเจ้า—ศศิเศขระ—ทรงใคร่ครวญในพระหฤทัยว่า “ในที่นี้ การใดเล่าจึงจะเป็นบุญกุศลและชอบธรรมแท้จริง?”
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śaśiśekhara (Śiva) pauses in stillness after hearing a petition; the scene centers on contemplative gaze, crescent moon, and a quiet kṣetra backdrop with anxious brāhmaṇas at a distance.
FAQs
True divinity acts with discernment: even when granting boons, the Lord considers what increases sukṛta (merit) and harmony.
The kṣetra is upheld as a place where dharma is decided—its sanctity includes not only geography but righteous resolution.
None; it emphasizes ethical deliberation in divine action.