Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57
प्राणिनां प्रीतिमुत्पाद्य निन्दिते नापि कर्मणा । नरकं यदि पश्यामि वत्स्यामि स्वर्ग एव तत्
prāṇināṃ prītimutpādya nindite nāpi karmaṇā | narakaṃ yadi paśyāmi vatsyāmi svarga eva tat
جانداروں میں خوشی پیدا کر کے—اگرچہ وہ عمل ملامت کے لائق سمجھا جائے—اگر میں دوزخ بھی دیکھوں تو بھی میں وہاں اسے سُوَرگ سمجھ کر رہوں گا۔
Āpastaṃba (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative figure (the compassionate agent in the story’s frame) speaks with firm serenity: even if hell is seen as a result of a censured act, the joy given to beings makes that place feel like heaven.
FAQs
Compassionate intention—creating joy and relief for beings—can spiritually transfigure even hardship into blessedness.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharmic intention and saintly presence are portrayed as especially potent.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes inner dharma—benefiting living beings—as a purifying principle.