Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
यस्यास्ति शक्तिस्तेजो वा क्षत्रियस्य कुलाधमः । धेनुं नयतु मे सद्यः क्षीणायुः सपरिच्छदः
yasyāsti śaktistejo vā kṣatriyasya kulādhamaḥ | dhenuṃ nayatu me sadyaḥ kṣīṇāyuḥ saparicchadaḥ
«Que cualquier kṣatriya—el más vil de su linaje—que crea tener fuerza o esplendor, se lleve ahora mismo mi vaca; pero su vida será cercenada, junto con su séquito y sus bienes.»
Jamadagni
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) bank-āśrama tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Jamadagni points with the staff, issuing a stark proclamation: any kṣatriya who dares seize the cow will lose life, retinue, and wealth—dharma spoken as a weapon.
FAQs
Power without dharma becomes self-destructive; harming the sacred order shortens prosperity, strength, and life.
The account belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā-region cycle; this verse emphasizes dharma and consequence rather than a named tīrtha.
None directly; the verse reinforces the dharmic prohibition against forcibly taking what is consecrated and protected.
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