Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
ब्रह्मोवाच । मया दत्तवरश्चासौ मयैवोच्छिद्यते नहि । स्वयं संवर्ध्य कटुकं छेत्तुं कोऽपि न चार्हति
brahmovāca | mayā dattavaraścāsau mayaivocchidyate nahi | svayaṃ saṃvardhya kaṭukaṃ chettuṃ ko'pi na cārhati
برہما نے کہا: “میں نے ہی اسے وہ ور دیا تھا؛ مگر یہ مناسب نہیں کہ میں خود ہی اسے مٹا دوں۔ جس نے خود کڑوا پودا پالا ہو، اسے کاٹنے کا حق کسی کو نہیں۔”
Brahmā
Scene: Brahmā speaks calmly, explaining why he cannot personally destroy Tāraka; his serenity contrasts with the devas’ agitation, emphasizing nīti and cosmic law.
FAQs
Power conferred without discernment can mature into suffering; dharma demands accountability and a balanced, non-arbitrary restoration of order.
Indirectly within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya framework; the episode supports the larger sacred-geography narrative leading to Śiva’s darśana.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse is a doctrinal statement about propriety and cosmic responsibility.