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
ആ വിധികളെ സൂക്ഷ്മമായി പാലിക്കണം—അവയെ ഏത് ജ്ഞാനി ലംഘിക്കും? നിന്റെ പിതാവിന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം, ഇതേ ഉദ്ദേശത്തിനായിട്ടാണ് ഞങ്ങളെ നിയമിച്ചത്।
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).