Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34
शनैश्चर उवाच । क्रूरस्वभावः सहजो मम दृष्टिस्तथेदृशी । मुञ्चस्व मां तथा कर्ता यद्ब्रवीषि न संशयः
śanaiścara uvāca | krūrasvabhāvaḥ sahajo mama dṛṣṭistathedṛśī | muñcasva māṃ tathā kartā yadbravīṣi na saṃśayaḥ
شنیشچر نے کہا: “سخت مزاجی میری فطرت میں پیدائشی ہے اور میری نظر بھی ویسی ہی ہے۔ مجھے چھوڑ دو؛ جو تم کہو گے میں وہی کروں گا—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔”
Śanaiścara (Śani)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śanaiścara, austere and dark-hued, speaks with candor about his innate harshness, then bows and requests release, signaling a shift from menace to regulated obedience.
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Karmic discipline may appear harsh, yet it is bounded by dharma; when confronted by higher righteousness, even stern forces consent to correction.
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