Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
ततो युद्धार्थिनं मां ते वारयंति हितैषिणः । कृतोत्साहं मखप्राप्तौ नीतिमार्गसमाश्रिताः
tato yuddhārthinaṃ māṃ te vārayaṃti hitaiṣiṇaḥ | kṛtotsāhaṃ makhaprāptau nītimārgasamāśritāḥ
এইজন্য আমি যখন যুদ্ধ চাই, তখন সেই হিতৈষীরা আমাকে নিবৃত্ত করে। যজ্ঞলাভে আমি উৎসুক, কিন্তু তারা নীতি ও পরামর্শের পথ অবলম্বন করে।
Harīścandra
Scene: Ministers gently but firmly restrain the king—one hand raised in counsel, another indicating a scroll of policy; Harīścandra’s eager posture contrasts with their calm, reasoned stance; the deity’s presence sanctifies the debate.
FAQs
Righteous goals must be pursued through right means; wise counsel and nīti can temper impulsive violence even in kingly duty.
Not specified in this verse; the immediate focus is royal decision-making within the larger tīrtha narrative.
No direct prescription; it frames the practical challenge of reaching makha (sacrificial completion).