Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27
श्रीभगवानुवाच । कथं ददामि ते युद्धं तोषितोऽहं त्वया पुनः । न त्वां तु प्रभवेत्कोपः कथं युध्यामि तेऽन्धक
śrībhagavānuvāca | kathaṃ dadāmi te yuddhaṃ toṣito'haṃ tvayā punaḥ | na tvāṃ tu prabhavetkopaḥ kathaṃ yudhyāmi te'ndhaka
خداوندِ برحق نے فرمایا: “میں تجھے جنگ کیسے عطا کروں، جب میں تجھ سے خوش ہوں؟ تیرے بارے میں میرے دل میں غضب نہیں اٹھتا—اے اندھک، پھر میں تجھ سے کیسے لڑوں؟”
Śrī Bhagavān (Varāha/Viṣṇu)
Listener: Andhaka
Scene: A calm, luminous Bhagavān addresses Andhaka with composed face and open palm gesture of reassurance, refusing battle; Andhaka stands eager yet perplexed.
FAQs
Divine favor is aligned with compassion and restraint; not every desired boon accords with dharma.
No tirtha is mentioned; the focus is ethical dialogue within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None; it discusses the moral impossibility of a boon rooted in hostility.