Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
तथाप्यहं मुनिश्रेष्ठ न नृत्यं कर्तुमुत्सहे । त्वं पुनर्नृत्यसे कस्मादपि शाकरसेक्षणात्
tathāpyahaṃ muniśreṣṭha na nṛtyaṃ kartumutsahe | tvaṃ punarnṛtyase kasmādapi śākarasekṣaṇāt
ถึงกระนั้น โอ้มุนีผู้ประเสริฐ ข้าก็มิได้เอนเอียงจะร่ายรำ; แล้วเหตุใดท่านจึงร่ายรำเพียงเพราะได้เห็นศาการสะ (śākarasa) เล่า?
Śiva (addressing the brāhmaṇa/sage)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śiva (addressed) and/or the siddha (about whom the question is asked)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa (or sage) respectfully questions: despite the miracle, he himself does not feel moved to dance; he asks why the other dances merely upon seeing ‘śākarasa’, highlighting a contrast between inner detachment and outward ecstasy.
FAQs
Not every extraordinary experience warrants indulgence; Purāṇic dharma emphasizes discernment and self-restraint even amidst wonder.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya discourse.
Implicitly discourages uncontrolled celebratory acts; no formal rite is prescribed.