Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
यथा देवव्रतस्त्वेको जह्रे काशिसुताः पुरा । तथैक एव हैडंबिर्मौर्वीं प्राप्नोतु मा चिरम्
yathā devavratastveko jahre kāśisutāḥ purā | tathaika eva haiḍaṃbirmaurvīṃ prāpnotu mā ciram
De même que Devavrata, à lui seul, enleva jadis les filles du roi de Kāśī, ainsi que Haiḍambi, seul, obtienne promptement Maurvī, sans tarder.
Bhīma (implied, as Arjuna responds to Bhīma’s statement in the next verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī (as referenced exemplar)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vivid comparison: the speaker recalls Devavrata’s dramatic abduction at Kāśī and projects the same solitary heroism onto Haiḍambi’s quest for Maurvī; imagery of chariot, bow, and a swift departure.
FAQs
Dharma is reinforced through remembered exemplars: decisive action aligned with one’s duty is praised when guided by righteous intent and lineage honor.
Kāśī is mentioned as a famed royal and sacred region, though this verse uses it mainly as an epic precedent rather than a tīrtha-glorification.
No vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa is prescribed here; the verse frames a dharmic-heroic resolve by analogy.