Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 97
विश्वकर्मोवाच । त्वामेव पश्यतो वत्से दिनानि सुबहून्यपि । मुहूर्तार्द्धसमानि स्युः किं तु धर्मो विलुप्यते
viśvakarmovāca | tvāmeva paśyato vatse dināni subahūnyapi | muhūrtārddhasamāni syuḥ kiṃ tu dharmo vilupyate
วิศวกรรมันกล่าวว่า “ลูกเอ๋ย เมื่อพ่อเพียงได้มองเจ้า แม้วันมากมายก็ประหนึ่งครึ่งมุหูรตะเท่านั้น แต่ธรรมะกลับกำลังเสื่อมสลาย”
Viśvakarmā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: His daughter (traditionally Saṃjñā/related solar-consort cycle, though not named in these verses)
Scene: Viśvakarmā speaks tenderly: gazing at his daughter makes days feel like moments, yet he senses dharma slipping—an image of love constrained by law.
FAQs
Even when love makes time feel short, one must not neglect dharma and rightful responsibilities.
The chapter belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya; the place is the sacred Prabhāsa region, though this verse focuses on dharma within the story.
None; it is ethical instruction about preserving dharma.