Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
कार्ये दुःसाध्य एव स्यात्क्षत्रियस्य पराक्रमः । करींद्रस्येव यूथेषु गजानां न मृगेषु च
kārye duḥsādhya eva syātkṣatriyasya parākramaḥ | karīṃdrasyeva yūtheṣu gajānāṃ na mṛgeṣu ca
La vaillance d’un kṣatriya doit se porter vers les œuvres difficiles à accomplir—tel un éléphant seigneurial parmi les troupeaux d’éléphants, et non parmi les cerfs.
Narrative voice (speaker not named in verse; didactic counsel)
Listener: (assembly)
Scene: A symbolic tableau: a majestic tusker standing amid a herd of elephants, contrasted with a separate vignette of deer—illustrating proper arena for valor; overlayed with a warrior listening to counsel.
FAQs
Strength and authority are meant for protecting and accomplishing difficult duties, not for dominating the weak.
None; it is a general dharma teaching.
None.