Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
श्रीभगवानुवाच । तथापि कुरु चास्य त्वं प्रसादं गतकल्मषे । मम वाक्यानुरोधेन यदिमां मन्यसे शुभे
śrībhagavānuvāca | tathāpi kuru cāsya tvaṃ prasādaṃ gatakalmaṣe | mama vākyānurodhena yadimāṃ manyase śubhe
Đức Thế Tôn phán: “Dẫu vậy, hãy ban ân cho người ấy, hỡi bậc cát tường đã sạch cấu uế. Nếu nàng xem Ta là điều quý kính, thì hãy vì lời Ta mà làm.”
Śrī Bhagavān (Janārdana/Viṣṇu)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śāṇḍilya
Scene: Janārdana gently commands the sage to grant favor to the restrained person, invoking affection and deference to his word; the atmosphere shifts toward mercy.
FAQs
Divine instruction prioritizes compassion and reconciliation—grace (prasāda) is urged even when restraint is justified.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the narrative that later supports tīrtha-related merit and remedy.
A moral prescription is given—grant prasāda; no detailed ritual act is specified here.