Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
यदि सा निश्चयं गच्छेन्मरणं प्रति भामिनी । तदा रक्ष्या प्रयत्नेन वाच्यं हास्यं ममोद्भवम्
yadi sā niścayaṃ gacchenmaraṇaṃ prati bhāminī | tadā rakṣyā prayatnena vācyaṃ hāsyaṃ mamodbhavam
اگر وہ نازنین عورت مرنے کا پکا ارادہ کر لے تو پوری کوشش سے اس کی حفاظت کرنا؛ اور میری طرف سے ایسے ہنسی پیدا کرنے والے کلمات کہنا کہ اس کا دل بہل جائے۔
Indrasena (continuing instructions)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kingly addressee within frame
Scene: The king’s contingency plan: if Sunandā chooses death, the messenger must physically guard her and distract her with laughter-inducing words—an unsettling blend of care and manipulation.
FAQs
One becomes responsible for the consequences of one’s words; preventing harm is a dharmic imperative even after wrongdoing.
None is named in this verse.
No ritual is prescribed; the instruction is practical—protect her and distract her with humor.