Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94
यान्समाश्रित्य तिष्ठन्ति देवलोकाश्च सर्वदा । ब्रह्मैव वचनं येषां को हिंस्यात्ताञ्जिजीविषुः
yānsamāśritya tiṣṭhanti devalokāśca sarvadā | brahmaiva vacanaṃ yeṣāṃ ko hiṃsyāttāñjijīviṣuḥ
Jene, auf die selbst die Welten der Götter stets bauen—deren Wort selbst Brahman ist—wer, der leben will, würde es wagen, ihnen zu schaden?
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer/audience within the māhātmya frame
Scene: A righteous king stands with folded hands before serene śrotriya brāhmaṇas whose speech shines like brahman; devas hover above as if supported by their presence; the setting evokes Prabhāsa’s sacred shore.
FAQs
Harming the bearers of sacred speech is self-destructive; dharma protects life through reverence to brahmanic truth.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the Māhātmya context in which this ethic of reverence is taught.
No ritual is stated; the verse gives a strong ethical deterrent against violence toward brāhmaṇas.