Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
मयि तिष्ठति केनापि शस्त्रग्राह्यं न क्षत्रियैः । स्वधर्मशपथो वोऽस्तु मृते ग्राह्यं ततो मयि
mayi tiṣṭhati kenāpi śastragrāhyaṃ na kṣatriyaiḥ | svadharmaśapatho vo'stu mṛte grāhyaṃ tato mayi
যেতিয়ালৈকে মই ইয়াতে থিয় হৈ আছোঁ, কোনো ক্ষত্ৰিয়ই কাকো অস্ত্ৰ ধাৰণ নকৰিব। তোমালোকৰ স্বধৰ্মৰ শপথ এই হওক—মই নিহত হোৱাৰ পাছতহে মোৰ বিৰুদ্ধে অস্ত্ৰ তুলিবা।
Warrior-speaker within the narrative (Bhīma implied); framed by Sūta’s narration
Tirtha: Guptakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A commanding figure stands as a living boundary; warriors lower weapons, hands paused mid-draw, as if an invisible dharma-field prevents aggression.
FAQs
Dharma restrains even warfare: vows and rules of engagement are upheld as sacred obligations.
Not directly; the ethical posture is embedded in the Guptakṣetra-centered episode.
No ritual; an ethical prescription is given—an oath aligned with svadharma.