Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
त्रिशूलेन तदा यावद्धंतुकामो महाबलः । निवारितः कुमारेण मावधीस्त्वं महामते
triśūlena tadā yāvaddhaṃtukāmo mahābalaḥ | nivāritaḥ kumāreṇa māvadhīstvaṃ mahāmate
ولمّا كان ذلك الجبّار، راغبًا في القتل بالرمح الثلاثي، على وشك أن يضرب، كفَّه الكومارا قائلاً: «لا تقتله، يا عظيمَ الهمّة».
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating; direct speech attributed to Kumāra (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīrabhadra poised to strike with trident; Kumāra steps forward, hand raised in a stopping gesture, commanding ‘Do not kill’; tension frozen between wrath and restraint, with celestial witnesses above.
FAQs
True strength includes restraint; even in righteous conflict, dharma governs the use of power.
Kedāra’s sacred setting underlies the chapter, but the verse itself is a moral turning-point in the battle narrative.
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