Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
ततोऽपरास्त्वधर्माद्याः प्रोचुर्नैव तथा वयम् । भविष्यामो मनस्तुभ्यमस्मत्तव भयं न हि
tato'parāstvadharmādyāḥ procurnaiva tathā vayam | bhaviṣyāmo manastubhyamasmattava bhayaṃ na hi
তেতিয়া অধৰ্ম আদি আনসকলে ক’লে, “সেয়া নহয়; আমিও তোমাৰ মনৰ সৈতে লাগি থাকিম। আমাৰ পৰাই নিশ্চয় তোমাৰ বাবে ভয় উদ্ভৱ হ’ব।”
Adharma and allied negative forces (personified), addressing the child
Scene: A dramatic split tableau: on one side Dharma-led luminous beings; on the other Adharma-led shadowy figures asserting, ‘We too will cling to your mind; fear will arise from us.’
FAQs
Adharma seeks residence in the mind and generates fear; vigilance and dharmic discipline are needed to resist it.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse functions as ethical allegory.
None explicitly; the implied practice is guarding the mind through dharma.