Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
तानि सम्पालनीयानि तानि कोऽति क्रमेद्बुधः । तव पित्रा समादिश्य यदर्थं स्थापिता वयम्
tāni sampālanīyāni tāni ko'ti kramedbudhaḥ | tava pitrā samādiśya yadarthaṃ sthāpitā vayam
उन विधियों का भली-भाँति पालन करना चाहिए—कौन-सा बुद्धिमान उन्हें लाँघेगा? तुम्हारे पिता की आज्ञा से हम इसी प्रयोजन के लिए नियुक्त किए गए हैं।
Dharma (personified)
Scene: A formal proclamation scene: appointed guardians or ministers address a young ruler/leader, pointing to a written charter/śāsana; the father-figure is suggested via a portrait-like inset or symbolic throne behind.
FAQs
Sacred order (dharma-maryādā) is not optional; the wise preserve it as a divine trust.
The passage continues the tīrtha context indirectly—emphasizing that holy places are upheld through divinely instituted order.
An injunction to observe and safeguard established rules/ordinances (pramāṇa/maryādā).