Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
कस्त्वं देवोऽथवा दैत्यो यो मां धर्षितुमागतः । न चाहं केनचिच्छक्या स्वधर्माद्देव रोधितुम्
kastvaṃ devo'thavā daityo yo māṃ dharṣitumāgataḥ | na cāhaṃ kenacicchakyā svadharmāddeva rodhitum
«Wer bist du—Gott oder Asura—der du gekommen bist, mich anzugreifen? O göttliches Wesen, niemand vermag mich von meinem eigenen Dharma abzuhalten.»
Sāvitrī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sāvitrī, after bowing, confronts the radiant stranger with fearless words: ‘Are you god or demon?’ She declares she cannot be turned from her dharma, her posture firm and protective.
FAQs
Svadharma, once rightly grasped, is not abandoned under intimidation—steadfastness in righteous duty is celebrated.
The episode belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; the verse itself is ethical dialogue rather than a tīrtha eulogy.
None; the emphasis is on dharma-niṣṭhā (firmness in one’s duty).