Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122
चिरं मुदान्वितः पुत्रं मेधातिथिरथाब्रवीत् । चिरकारिक भद्रं ते चिरकारी भवेच्चिरम्
ciraṃ mudānvitaḥ putraṃ medhātithirathābravīt | cirakārika bhadraṃ te cirakārī bhavecciram
Bấy giờ Medhātithi, lâu nay tràn đầy hoan hỷ, nói với con: “Hỡi Cirakārika, phúc lành cho con. Nguyện con lâu dài vẫn là người hành động sau khi đã suy xét kỹ.”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Medhātithi, radiant with joy, addresses his son with affectionate honorifics, as if conferring a moral title; the son stands respectfully, calm after crisis.
FAQs
Dharma often favors thoughtful restraint—acting after reflection rather than impulse.
None; the verse praises a virtue (cirakāritva) within a narrative frame.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an ethical commendation.