Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
विमृश्य चिरकारित्वाच्चिं तयामास वै चिरम् । पितुराज्ञां कथं कुर्यां न हन्यां मातरं कथम्
vimṛśya cirakāritvācciṃ tayāmāsa vai ciram | piturājñāṃ kathaṃ kuryāṃ na hanyāṃ mātaraṃ katham
وہ بہت سوچنے والا تھا، اس لیے دیر تک دل میں غور کرتا رہا: ‘میں باپ کے حکم کو کیسے پورا کروں؟ اور ماں کو قتل کیے بغیر کیسے رہوں؟’
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A young prince/son sits in solitary contemplation, head bowed, hands clasped, with two imagined figures—father commanding sternly and mother vulnerable—appearing as moral visions on either side; the atmosphere is tense and introspective.
FAQs
When duties collide, dharma is approached through sustained reflection rather than impulse, seeking the least sinful course.
No holy site is indicated; the verse is focused on dharma-vicāra (ethical deliberation).
None—this is an inner deliberation about duty and harm.