Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
आपत्सु च न मुह्यंति नराः पंडितबुद्धयः । मनोदेहसमुत्थाभ्यां दुःखाब्यामर्पितं जगत्
āpatsu ca na muhyaṃti narāḥ paṃḍitabuddhayaḥ | manodehasamutthābhyāṃ duḥkhābyāmarpitaṃ jagat
مصیبتوں میں صاحبِ علم و فہم لوگ حیران و پریشان نہیں ہوتے۔ یہ دنیا دو طرح کے دکھوں سے مبتلا ہے: ایک وہ جو دل و دماغ سے اٹھتے ہیں، اور دوسرے وہ جو جسم سے پیدا ہوتے ہیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa (deductive attribution)
Scene: A teacher points to two symbolic forms—one shadowy cloud over the head (mental anguish) and one wound/fever mark on the body (physical pain)—while a calm disciple listens amid a storm-like calamity scene.
FAQs
Wisdom prevents panic in crisis and recognizes that suffering has two main sources—mental and physical—so both must be addressed by dharmic means.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit ritual; the verse sets up a framework for remedies by distinguishing mental vs. bodily suffering.