Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
हन्यमानस्त्वमस्माभिर्यदि मुक्तोसि वै द्विज । कस्मात्पुनः समायातो मरणाय च दुष्टधीः
hanyamānastvamasmābhiryadi muktosi vai dvija | kasmātpunaḥ samāyāto maraṇāya ca duṣṭadhīḥ
ನಾವು ಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೂ ನೀನು, ಓ ದ್ವಿಜನೇ, ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದರೆ, ದುಷ್ಟಬುದ್ಧಿಯಿಂದ ಮರಣವನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತೆ ಏಕೆ ಬಂದೆ?
Durmukha (implied, addressing Durvāsā)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Durmukha confronts the brāhmaṇa/sage with taunting words, gesturing aggressively; the dvija stands composed, embodying restraint amid threat.
FAQs
Threatening a brāhmaṇa-sage is portrayed as grave adharma that rebounds upon the aggressor.
Dvārakā’s dharmic realm is implied, where sacred persons are protected under the Lord’s guardianship.
No explicit ritual; the focus is ethical—condemning violence toward the twice-born and the saintly.