Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
स्वधर्मनिरतश्चैव युद्धातिथ्यप्रियः सदा । क्षत्रधर्मं समाश्रित्य भोगान्भुङ्क्ते स कामतः
svadharmanirataścaiva yuddhātithyapriyaḥ sadā | kṣatradharmaṃ samāśritya bhogānbhuṅkte sa kāmataḥ
তেওঁ স্বধৰ্মত অটল আছিল আৰু সদায় যুদ্ধ আৰু অতিথিসেৱা প্ৰিয় কৰিছিল। ক্ষত্ৰধৰ্ম আশ্ৰয় কৰি, তেওঁ ইচ্ছামতে ধৰ্মসঙ্গত ভোগ উপভোগ কৰিছিল।
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).