Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
भवतां च निमित्तेन बाधंते दानवेश्वराः । तेषां समादि नैवास्ति दंड एव विधीयताम्
bhavatāṃ ca nimittena bādhaṃte dānaveśvarāḥ | teṣāṃ samādi naivāsti daṃḍa eva vidhīyatām
तुम्हारे ही कारण दानवों के अधिपति पीड़ा पहुँचा रहे हैं। उनके साथ किसी प्रकार का समझौता नहीं हो सकता—केवल दण्ड ही विधान किया जाए।
Deductive (contextual): a leading Deva urging decisive action
Scene: A council of gods, faces stern, declaring that the Dānava-lords cannot be appeased; the decision for punitive action is pronounced like a royal edict.
FAQs
When adharma is incorrigible, righteous authority may require daṇḍa (just punishment) to restore order.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a governance-and-war counsel within the narrative.
None; the verse discusses statecraft (sāma vs. daṇḍa), not ritual.