Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22
अस्या नास्ति शिवज्ञानं नास्ति घोरतरं तपः । सत्यं नास्ति दया नास्ति कथमेनां निनीषथ
asyā nāsti śivajñānaṃ nāsti ghorataraṃ tapaḥ | satyaṃ nāsti dayā nāsti kathamenāṃ ninīṣatha
Wala siyang kaalaman kay Śiva; wala rin siyang ginawang masidhing tapas. Wala sa kanya ang katotohanan, wala ang habag—paanong dadalhin ninyo siya (sa kaharian ni Śiva)?
Yamadūta
Scene: Critics enumerate missing virtues—no Śiva-knowledge, no tapas, no truth, no compassion—while divine attendants remain calm, implying a hidden merit or Śiva’s will.
FAQs
Moral and spiritual virtues are presented as qualifications—yet the narrative context often reveals that grace can transcend apparent lack of qualifications.
No geographical site is mentioned.
Austerity (tapas) is referenced as a traditional spiritual discipline, but no specific vow or method is prescribed.