Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
पित्रोक्तः कुपितेनाथ जहीमां जननीमिति । स तथेति चिरेणोक्तः स्वभावाच्चिरकारकः
pitroktaḥ kupitenātha jahīmāṃ jananīmiti | sa tatheti cireṇoktaḥ svabhāvāccirakārakaḥ
پھر غضبناک باپ نے حکم دیا: ‘اس ماں کو قتل کر دے!’ اس نے ‘یوں ہی سہی’ کہا، مگر بہت دیر بعد؛ کیونکہ اپنی فطرت میں وہ چِرکاری تھا، یعنی سوچ سمجھ کر آہستہ عمل کرنے والا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A furious father commands; the mother stands vulnerable; Cirakārī, torn yet composed, answers ‘tathā’ but remains still—time stretches as moral deliberation unfolds.
FAQs
In moments of moral crisis, immediate reactions can be disastrous; pausing to reflect can prevent grave sin.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the passage is a dharma narrative illustrating discernment under pressure.
None—this verse presents a dharmic dilemma, not a rite.