Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98
वधबंधपरिक्लेशाः पुत्रदारादि पंचता । पापिनामपि दृश्यंते तस्माद्धर्मो गुरुर्मतः
vadhabaṃdhaparikleśāḥ putradārādi paṃcatā | pāpināmapi dṛśyaṃte tasmāddharmo gururmataḥ
قتل، قید اور طرح طرح کی اذیتیں—اور بیٹے، بیوی وغیرہ سے وابستہ پانچ گونہ آفتیں—گناہ گاروں میں بھی دیکھی جاتی ہیں۔ اس لیے دھرم ہی کو سچا گرو اور رہنما مانا گیا ہے۔
Nandabhadra
Scene: A didactic scene: a teacher-like speaker points to examples of worldly punishments and family-related calamities, concluding that dharma is the true guide; listeners appear contemplative and chastened.
FAQs
Since suffering is common to all, dharma—not mere pursuit of pleasure—should be taken as the guiding authority.
None mentioned in this verse.
None explicitly; it offers a doctrinal conclusion: treat dharma as guru.