Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
वह्निं प्रवेक्ष्यते व्यक्तमयं तदनु वै वयम् । मया निषिद्धोऽयं ज्ञात्वा त्वां चिरंतनमात्मना
vahniṃ pravekṣyate vyaktamayaṃ tadanu vai vayam | mayā niṣiddho'yaṃ jñātvā tvāṃ ciraṃtanamātmanā
“صاف ظاہر ہے کہ یہ آگ میں داخل ہونے والا ہے؛ اور اس کے بعد ہم بھی (اسی کے پیچھے) چل پڑیں گے۔ تمہیں قدیم اور سچے دل والا جان کر میں نے اسے روک دیا ہے۔”
Ulūka (deduced from the ongoing explanation to Gṛdhrarāja)
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (frame implied)
Scene: A blazing sacrificial or funeral-like fire is prepared; one figure (bird-companion) is poised to leap in; Ulūka physically or verbally restrains him while addressing the vulture-king as an ancient, true-hearted being.
FAQs
Dharma includes preventing harm when possible; wise restraint can be a higher form of compassion than passive witnessing.
No tīrtha is directly glorified in this verse.
None; the verse concerns averting a destructive act and seeking rightful resolution.