Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
अवध्याश्च स्त्रियः सृष्टा मन्यंते धर्मचिंतकाः । तस्माद्धर्मेण धर्मज्ञ एष वादो मनीषिणाम्
avadhyāśca striyaḥ sṛṣṭā manyaṃte dharmaciṃtakāḥ | tasmāddharmeṇa dharmajña eṣa vādo manīṣiṇām
Those who reflect on dharma hold that women are created as not to be slain. Therefore, O knower of dharma, this is the reasoned position of the wise—let dharma be followed by dharma.
Unspecified (petitioners appealing to dharma before the brāhmaṇa)
Scene: A didactic moment: one speaker gestures as if citing dharma; the sage listens with composed authority. The atmosphere shifts from emotional pleading to reasoned ethical discourse.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through restraint and lawful compassion; the wise argue for non-violence and principled judgment.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a dharma-argument within the story.
None; it presents a normative ethical claim rather than a rite.