Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
न पुत्रमरणे दुःखं नापमानं न मारकाः । न दारिद्र्यं च ते सर्वे प्राप्नुवन्ति कदाचन
na putramaraṇe duḥkhaṃ nāpamānaṃ na mārakāḥ | na dāridryaṃ ca te sarve prāpnuvanti kadācana
انہیں کبھی بیٹے کی موت کا غم نہ ہوا، نہ رسوائی، نہ جان لیوا خطرات؛ اور ان میں سے کوئی بھی کبھی فقر و افلاس میں مبتلا نہ ہوا۔
Lomaśa (narration continues)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viprāḥ / Brahmins (addressed)
Scene: A serene, protected kingdom/household under Śiva’s unseen guardianship—families unharmed, honor intact, granaries full—suggesting the invisible shield of devotion.
FAQs
Dharma supported by devotion is depicted as creating a protective social order, reducing suffering and insecurity.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the Kedāra-khaṇḍa praise of a Śiva-devotee king’s reign.
None explicitly.