Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
अथवा तेन शक्रेण राज्यं मे नार्पितं कुतः । इति मत्वा वृथैव त्वं न स्तौषि भ्रातरं मम
athavā tena śakreṇa rājyaṃ me nārpitaṃ kutaḥ | iti matvā vṛthaiva tvaṃ na stauṣi bhrātaraṃ mama
یا یہ اس لیے ہے کہ اُس شکر (اِندر) نے مجھے راجیہ نہیں سونپا؟ ایسا سمجھ کر تُو بے فائدہ میرے بھائی کی ستوتی سے باز رہتا ہے۔
Deducted (contextual): A Pāṇḍava addressing Yudhiṣṭhira
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (implied)
Scene: A tense counsel scene: the speaker challenges the listener’s reluctance—‘Is it because Indra didn’t grant me the kingdom?’—showing wounded pride contrasted with the call to praise the brother.
FAQs
Do not let disappointment or perceived injustice distort gratitude; praise virtue without jealousy.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is ethical counsel within a narrative setting.
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