Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
भवतां च निमित्तेन बाधंते दानवेश्वराः । तेषां समादि नैवास्ति दंड एव विधीयताम्
bhavatāṃ ca nimittena bādhaṃte dānaveśvarāḥ | teṣāṃ samādi naivāsti daṃḍa eva vidhīyatām
Because of you, the lords of the Dānavas are causing affliction. For them there is no conciliation at all—let punishment alone be ordained.
Deductive (contextual): a leading Deva urging decisive action
Scene: A council of gods, faces stern, declaring that the Dānava-lords cannot be appeased; the decision for punitive action is pronounced like a royal edict.
FAQs
When adharma is incorrigible, righteous authority may require daṇḍa (just punishment) to restore order.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a governance-and-war counsel within the narrative.
None; the verse discusses statecraft (sāma vs. daṇḍa), not ritual.