Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 191
स्कंद उवाच । दानवानां विनाशाय देवानामर्थसिद्धये । गोब्राह्मणस्य चार्थाय एवमस्तु वचस्तव
skaṃda uvāca | dānavānāṃ vināśāya devānāmarthasiddhaye | gobrāhmaṇasya cārthāya evamastu vacastava
स्कन्द ने कहा—दानवों के विनाश के लिए, देवों के प्रयोजन की सिद्धि के लिए, तथा गौ और ब्राह्मणों के हित के लिए—तुम्हारा वचन ऐसा ही हो।
Skanda
Listener: Indra and the assembled devas (implied)
Scene: Skanda speaks with calm certainty, holding the śakti spear; behind him the deva host stands ready, banners lifted, asuras symbolically in the distance; cows and Brahmins appear as protected figures in the composition’s lower register.
FAQs
The protection of dharma is framed as protecting the innocent and the sacred (go and brāhmaṇa) and removing oppressive forces.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes dharmic aims within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa storyline.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse states the dharmic objectives motivating divine action.