Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
दुर्गस्थो नाभिभूयेत विपक्षः केनचित्क्वचित् । स्वतंत्रं यदि दुर्गं स्यादमर्मज्ञप्रकाशितम्
durgastho nābhibhūyeta vipakṣaḥ kenacitkvacit | svataṃtraṃ yadi durgaṃ syādamarmajñaprakāśitam
যি দুৰ্গত অৱস্থিত, সি শত্রুৰ দ্বাৰা কেতিয়াও ক’তাও পৰাভূত নহয়—যদি দুৰ্গ স্বতন্ত্ৰ হয় আৰু তাৰ মর্মস্থান অমর্মজ্ঞে প্ৰকাশ নকৰে।
Skanda (narrative maxim)
Scene: A fortified citadel shown with hidden gates and guarded bastions; a wise guardian prevents a careless messenger from revealing secret passages; the allegory hints at inner discipline.
FAQs
Protection is preserved by disciplined guardianship; revealing sacred vulnerabilities undermines refuge.
Within Kāśī-kṣetra, the teaching supports the idea of an inviolable sacred domain when properly guarded and honored.
None; it conveys a dharmic-strategic principle applicable to both worldly and sacred protection.