Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
कथमेतन्महत्कर्म कारयामि मुधावद । पुनः किंचित्प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा मे निष्कृतिर्भवेत्
kathametanmahatkarma kārayāmi mudhāvada | punaḥ kiṃcitpravakṣyāmi yathā me niṣkṛtirbhavet
Paano ko magagawa na ipagawa sa iyo ang dakilang gawaing ito sa pamamagitan lamang ng salitang walang saysay? Magsasalita pa ako ng kaunti, upang magkaroon ako ng tunay na lunas at pagwawakas.
Devaśarman
Listener: muni (addressed)
Scene: A penitent figure speaks earnestly, palms slightly open in explanation, while the sage listens; the atmosphere is that of counsel before prescribing a rite.
FAQs
Dharma requires honest assessment and a real path of remedy, not hollow promises.
No holy site is named in this verse.
It introduces the idea of niṣkṛti (remedy/expiation), which is elaborated in subsequent verses.