Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
कश्चिद्देवेषु विप्रेषु गोषु साधुषु सर्वदा । हैडंबे नापकुरुषे प्रियमेतद्धरेश्च नः
kaściddeveṣu vipreṣu goṣu sādhuṣu sarvadā | haiḍaṃbe nāpakuruṣe priyametaddhareśca naḥ
May no one ever do harm to the gods, to the brāhmaṇas, to cows, or to the sādhus. This is dear to Haidamba, and it is dear to our Lord, Dharmarāja, as well.
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), inferred from immediate narrative context (next verse: 'iti pṛṣṭo dharmarājñā')
Tirtha: Heḍamba-vana (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dharmic proclamation in the assembly: the king (or elder) raises a hand in injunction, while the warrior-listener stands attentive; symbolic presence of a cow, a brāhmaṇa with staff, and a seated sadhu to embody the protected classes.
FAQs
Non-injury and reverence toward devas, brāhmaṇas, cows, and sādhus is upheld as a core marker of dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it teaches general Purāṇic dharma rather than a location-mahātmya.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the instruction is ethical—avoid harming revered beings and uphold protection.