Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
हेडंबस्य वनं सर्वं तस्य ये सैन्यराक्षसाः । पाल्यमानास्त्वया साधो वर्धंते जनक्षेमकाः
heḍaṃbasya vanaṃ sarvaṃ tasya ye sainyarākṣasāḥ | pālyamānāstvayā sādho vardhaṃte janakṣemakāḥ
হেডম্বের সমগ্র বন এবং তার যে সৈন্য-রাক্ষসেরা আছে—হে সাধু, তোমার দ্বারা রক্ষিত হয়ে তারা জনকল্যাণকারী হয়ে সমৃদ্ধ হয়।
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), inferred from context
Tirtha: Heḍamba-vana
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic forest realm labeled Heḍamba-vana; disciplined rākṣasa troops stand guard along paths and settlements, while the righteous protector oversees them; villagers appear safe and prosperous.
FAQs
Right protection and governance can transform even fierce groups into agents of public welfare.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse refers to Heḍamba’s forest domain as a setting for dharmic rule.
None; the focus is on protection (pālana) and social welfare as dharma.