Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
कार्ये दुःसाध्य एव स्यात्क्षत्रियस्य पराक्रमः । करींद्रस्येव यूथेषु गजानां न मृगेषु च
kārye duḥsādhya eva syātkṣatriyasya parākramaḥ | karīṃdrasyeva yūtheṣu gajānāṃ na mṛgeṣu ca
Die Tapferkeit eines Kṣatriya soll auf schwer zu vollbringende Taten gerichtet sein—wie ein herrlicher Elefantenfürst unter Elefantenherden, nicht unter Hirschen.
Narrative voice (speaker not named in verse; didactic counsel)
Listener: (assembly)
Scene: A symbolic tableau: a majestic tusker standing amid a herd of elephants, contrasted with a separate vignette of deer—illustrating proper arena for valor; overlayed with a warrior listening to counsel.
FAQs
Strength and authority are meant for protecting and accomplishing difficult duties, not for dominating the weak.
None; it is a general dharma teaching.
None.