Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
चंडोवाच । उग्रात्प्रतिग्रहाद्यस्माद्बिभ्यत्येते महेश्वराः । बलीयांसो दुर्बलवत्तथा चैव बिभेम्यहम्
caṃḍovāca | ugrātpratigrahādyasmādbibhyatyete maheśvarāḥ | balīyāṃso durbalavattathā caiva bibhemyaham
چنڈا نے کہا: ‘سخت (ناجائز) عطیوں کے قبول کرنے کے سبب یہ مہیشور کے بڑے بھکت بھی خوف زدہ ہیں۔ طاقتور ہو کر بھی کمزوروں کی طرح کانپتے ہیں—اسی لیے میں بھی ڈرتا ہوں۔’
Caṇḍa
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Paśumukha and/or the assembled sages (contextual)
Scene: A powerful figure named Caṇḍa speaks with visible apprehension; behind him, austere Śaiva devotees recoil from heaps of gifts, suggesting the moral weight of ‘ugra-pratigraha’.
FAQs
Even the strong should fear adharmic gain—improper acceptance of gifts can lead to moral downfall and inner anxiety.
The setting is the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya section, framing ethical conduct for those moving within Prabhāsa’s sacred landscape.
No ritual is prescribed directly; the verse warns about pratigraha—accepting gifts in a manner contrary to dharma.