Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
एवं तदा तौ भुवि युध्यमानौ महात्मना ज्ञानवतां वरेण । स वीरभद्रो हि तदा निवारितो वाक्यैरनेकैरथ नारदेन
evaṃ tadā tau bhuvi yudhyamānau mahātmanā jñānavatāṃ vareṇa | sa vīrabhadro hi tadā nivārito vākyairanekairatha nāradena
وبينما كان الاثنان يتقاتلان على الأرض على هذا النحو، كفَّ نارادا العظيم النفس—وهو أسبق الحكماء—فيرابهادرا حينئذٍ، وكبحه بكلماتٍ كثيرة من النصح.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the height of battle, Nārada steps between forces (or addresses from near), his calm authority and many counsel-words checking Vīrabhadra’s momentum.
FAQs
True dharma includes restraint—wisdom and saintly counsel are meant to govern even the strongest impulses of anger and heroism.
The Kedāra region is the sacred frame of the Kedārakhaṇḍa; this verse spotlights the role of sages in preserving dharmic order within that setting.
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