Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
परपीडामकुर्वाणः पर लोकसहायिनम् । धर्म एव सहायी स्यादमुत्र परिरक्षितः
parapīḍāmakurvāṇaḥ para lokasahāyinam | dharma eva sahāyī syādamutra parirakṣitaḥ
مَن لا يؤذي الآخرين يضمنُ عونًا لعالَم ما بعد الموت. فهناك لا يكون له رفيقٌ إلا الدَّهَرما، تحرسه وتقيه في الحياة الأخرى.
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally framed within Sūta’s discourse in Purāṇic setting)
Scene: A traveler at a crossroads between worlds: relatives fade into the background while a luminous figure labeled ‘Dharma’ stands as the sole companion; foreground shows the traveler refraining from harming another being.
FAQs
Non-harming (ahiṃsā) is a direct investment in one’s afterlife; dharma alone accompanies and safeguards the soul.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse provides the ethical foundation expected of pilgrims and householders alike.
The practical injunction is ethical: refrain from injuring others; this itself functions as a powerful dharma-practice.