Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
स्वधर्मनिरतश्चैव युद्धातिथ्यप्रियः सदा । क्षत्रधर्मं समाश्रित्य भोगान्भुङ्क्ते स कामतः
svadharmanirataścaiva yuddhātithyapriyaḥ sadā | kṣatradharmaṃ samāśritya bhogānbhuṅkte sa kāmataḥ
كان ثابتًا على واجبه، محبًّا دائمًا للقتال ولإكرام الضيف. وبالاعتصام بدارما الكشاتريا، كان يتمتّع باللذّات المشروعة على قدر رغبته.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)
Listener: Uttānapāda
Scene: Citrasena is shown as a disciplined kṣatriya: training for battle, welcoming guests with honor, and enjoying royal pleasures within dharmic bounds.
FAQs
Pleasure becomes legitimate when grounded in svadharma; dharma is the purifier of power and enjoyment.
None directly; the verse develops character context within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
No formal ritual; the dharmic practice highlighted is ātithya (honoring guests).