Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
त्वया दुःखं न संचिंत्यं मम भक्तवधात्मकम् । कर्मणानेन श्लाघ्योऽसि मुनीनामपि पुत्रक
tvayā duḥkhaṃ na saṃciṃtyaṃ mama bhaktavadhātmakam | karmaṇānena ślāghyo'si munīnāmapi putraka
اے فرزند، میرے اس فعل پر—جس میں ایک بھکت کا وध ہوا—غم میں دل نہ ڈبو۔ اس کرم کے سبب تو قابلِ ستائش ہے، حتیٰ کہ مُنیوں کے درمیان بھی۔
Śiva
Listener: पुत्रक (a youthful devotee/son-figure addressed affectionately)
Scene: A compassionate Lord addresses a youthful devotee/son, lifting his sorrow and declaring him praiseworthy even among sages; the atmosphere is intimate, didactic, and protective.
FAQs
Do not be consumed by grief when actions occur within a higher dharmic order; accept divine guidance and continue righteous resolve.
No holy site is mentioned; the verse is ethical-theological instruction within the narrative.
None; it is a direct teaching from Śiva offering reassurance and dharmic framing.