Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87
सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा संप्रहृष्टात्मा दधीचिर्भगवान्मुनिः । अत्यजज्जीवितं तेषां हितार्थाय दिवौकसाम्
sūta uvāca | tacchrutvā saṃprahṛṣṭātmā dadhīcirbhagavānmuniḥ | atyajajjīvitaṃ teṣāṃ hitārthāya divaukasām
สูตะกล่าวว่า: ครั้นได้ฟังดังนั้น พระมุนีทธีจิผู้เป็นภควานมีจิตยินดีนัก และได้สละชีวิตเพื่อประโยชน์และสวัสดิ์ของเหล่าผู้พำนักสวรรค์
Sūta
Tirtha: Naimiṣa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūta narrates: Dadhīci, serene and inwardly delighted, consciously relinquishes life for the devas’ welfare; devas stand humbled, hands folded, as the sage’s body becomes a sacred offering.
FAQs
Supreme renunciation (tyāga) undertaken for others’ welfare is praised as a pinnacle of dharma.
The verse does not name a tīrtha; it elevates the Māhātmya mood by highlighting saintly sacrifice as spiritually meritorious.
None explicitly; the focus is on voluntary renunciation as a sacred act.