Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
साधूनां पालनं कृत्वा निग्रहाय दुरात्मनाम् । एवमन्यानि कर्म्माणि श्रुतानि च धरातले
sādhūnāṃ pālanaṃ kṛtvā nigrahāya durātmanām | evamanyāni karmmāṇi śrutāni ca dharātale
Setelah melindungi para sadhu dan mengekang orang-orang berhati jahat, banyak perbuatan suci lainnya pun terdengar di muka bumi tentang Dia.
Narrator within Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya (contextual; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)
Scene: A dharmic protector-figure stands between peaceful sages and threatening wicked beings, offering shelter to the righteous while restraining aggressors; the earth as witness to famed deeds.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld by protecting the righteous and restraining wrongdoing—this is the hallmark of ideal conduct and governance.
The verse continues the Dharmāraṇya māhātmya context rather than naming a specific sub-tīrtha.
No ritual prescription; it emphasizes ethical duty (pālana and nigraha) as dharma.