Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
सम्मानं सर्वथा तस्मादर्हः कौरवनंदनः । अपापो वा सपापो वा पूज्य एव पितामहः
sammānaṃ sarvathā tasmādarhaḥ kauravanaṃdanaḥ | apāpo vā sapāpo vā pūjya eva pitāmahaḥ
“پس اے خاندانِ کُرو کے فرزند! وہ ہر طرح عزت کے لائق ہے۔ بےگناہ ہو یا گناہ گار، پِتامہ ہر حال میں قابلِ تعظیم ہے۔”
Rudra (Śiva)
Type: ghat
Listener: Barbarīka
Scene: Rudra’s words visually translate into Barbarīka’s dawning humility; Bhīma is framed as ‘pītāmaha’ to Barbarīka; the air feels pacified despite the sea’s vastness.
FAQs
Dharma requires unwavering reverence toward elders—especially one’s grandfather—beyond judgment of personal faults.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on dharma (proper conduct) within the narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the instruction is ethical—offer honor (sammāna) and reverence (pūjā) to elders.