Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
हतः कर्णाटको नाम राक्षसो द्विजघातकः । तदा सर्वेऽपि वै विप्रा हृष्टास्ते तेन कर्मणा
hataḥ karṇāṭako nāma rākṣaso dvijaghātakaḥ | tadā sarve'pi vai viprā hṛṣṭāste tena karmaṇā
કર્ણાટક નામનો તે દ્વિજઘાતક રાક્ષસ મારાયો. ત્યારે તે કર્મથી બધા બ્રાહ્મણો હર્ષિત થયા.
Rudra (Śiva)
Tirtha: धर्मारण्य
Type: kshetra
Scene: The rākṣasa Karṇāṭaka lies defeated; brāhmaṇas with raised hands and joyful faces offer blessings; the forest settlement regains calm, with ritual fires rekindled.
FAQs
The protection of dharma includes safeguarding the righteous and restraining violence against sacred communities.
Dharmāraṇya, whose sanctity is reinforced through the defeat of a notorious oppressor.
None; it records the outcome of divine protection that becomes the basis for later worship and remembrance.
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