Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
विमुखं खड्गशस्त्रं च तवास्मीति प्रवादिनम् । अपि मे पितृहंतारं न हन्यां रिपुमाहवे
vimukhaṃ khaḍgaśastraṃ ca tavāsmīti pravādinam | api me pitṛhaṃtāraṃ na hanyāṃ ripumāhave
সে তলোয়ার-অস্ত্র ধারণ করে মুখ ফিরিয়েও থাকুক, তবু যদি বলে ‘আমি তোমারই’, তবে যুদ্ধে আমি শত্রুকেও বধ করব না—সে আমার পিতৃহন্তা হলেও।
Devī (Sureśvarī), stating her principle to the gods
Scene: A battlefield tableau implied: devī with sword and weapons lowered, facing a foe who turns away or bows, uttering 'tavasmi'; the devī’s posture is resolute yet compassionate, emphasizing heroic restraint.
FAQs
Taking refuge (‘I am yours’) is treated as a sacred bond; dharma protects the surrendered—even amid justified vengeance.
No site is named in this verse; it strengthens the māhātmya by highlighting the Goddess’s protective vow-like ethic.
None explicitly; the teaching is a dharmic rule about granting protection to one who seeks refuge.