Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
अस्वतंत्रं च पुत्रत्वं किं तु मां नात्र पीडयेत् । स्त्रियं हत्वा मातरं च को हि जातु सुखी भवेत्
asvataṃtraṃ ca putratvaṃ kiṃ tu māṃ nātra pīḍayet | striyaṃ hatvā mātaraṃ ca ko hi jātu sukhī bhavet
Ang pagiging anak ay hindi ganap na malaya—ngunit huwag nawa akong pahirapan nito sa bagay na ito. Sapagkat sino ba ang magiging masaya matapos paslangin ang isang babae, at ang sarili pa niyang ina?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating Cirakārī’s reasoning (deduced)
Scene: A son stands at a threshold, torn between a weapon lowered in reluctance and the image of his mother; his face shows anguish, with a protective gesture toward the mother and a distant authoritative silhouette of the father.
FAQs
Even under authority, conscience and non-violence remain central: grave harm—especially matricide—destroys peace and happiness.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse delivers a universal dharmic principle regarding non-harm and reverence for the mother.
None—this is a moral prohibition and a statement about the karmic/psychological consequence of violence.