Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
ततो विचार्य बहुधा इति चेति च सा शुभा । विप्रस्योद्धरणं सर्वधर्मेभ्योऽमन्यताधिकम्
tato vicārya bahudhā iti ceti ca sā śubhā | viprasyoddharaṇaṃ sarvadharmebhyo'manyatādhikam
Pagkaraan, ang mapalad na Diyosa ay nagmuni-muni sa maraming paraan—“gayon ba, o hindi?”—at napagtanto niyang ang pagsagip sa brāhmaṇa ay higit kaysa sa lahat ng iba pang tungkuling panrelihiyon.
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: The goddess pauses, contemplative, weighing options (‘iti ceti ca’), then resolves: rescuing the brāhmaṇa surpasses all other dharmas.
FAQs
In dharma, urgent compassion and protection of life can surpass secondary religious observances.
No specific sacred site is referenced in this verse.
No explicit ritual; it ranks the act of rescue (uddharaṇa) above other dharmas.