Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
पित्रादेशं विना नाहं पदमेकमपि क्वचित् । गच्छामि तस्मात्कोऽप्यन्य उपायश्चिंत्यतां हरे
pitrādeśaṃ vinā nāhaṃ padamekamapi kvacit | gacchāmi tasmātko'pyanya upāyaściṃtyatāṃ hare
« Sans l’ordre de mon père, je ne vais nulle part, pas même d’un seul pas. C’est pourquoi, ô Hari, qu’un autre moyen soit envisagé. »
Sarasvatī (contextual; speaking to Hari/Viṣṇu)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The maiden insists she cannot move even a step without her father’s order and urges Hari to devise another method; the emotional center is respectful refusal.
FAQs
Even powerful beings act within dharma—respecting rightful command and seeking righteous alternatives rather than acting impulsively.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the setting; its glory is conveyed through the divine safeguarding of cosmic order connected to the region.
None directly; the verse highlights ethical restraint and adherence to dharmic authority.