Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
आशां कृत्वाभ्युपायातं निराशं नेक्षितुं क्षमाः । भवंति साधवस्तस्माज्जीवितान्मरणं वरम्
āśāṃ kṛtvābhyupāyātaṃ nirāśaṃ nekṣituṃ kṣamāḥ | bhavaṃti sādhavastasmājjīvitānmaraṇaṃ varam
جو امید لے کر آیا اور پھر نااُمید ہو گیا، نیک لوگ اسے دیکھنے کی بھی تاب نہیں رکھتے؛ اس لیے اُن کے نزدیک زندگی سے بڑھ کر موت بہتر ہے۔
Cirāyu
Scene: A noble person averts his gaze in pain at the sight of a once-hopeful petitioner now crushed by hopelessness; the atmosphere is heavy, with the moral weight of a promise felt like a physical burden.
FAQs
Dharma includes emotional responsibility: the virtuous cannot abandon those who approach seeking help; neglect becomes unbearable guilt.
No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None; it is an ethical statement about the conduct of sādhus toward the despairing.