Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
भयं मा गच्छ कल्याणि त्वामावां त्रातुमागतौ । वने घोरे प्रविष्टासि कथं दुष्टनिषेविते
bhayaṃ mā gaccha kalyāṇi tvāmāvāṃ trātumāgatau | vane ghore praviṣṭāsi kathaṃ duṣṭaniṣevite
ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ട, കല്യാണി; നിന്നെ രക്ഷിക്കാനാണ് ഞങ്ങൾ വന്നത്। ദുഷ്ടർ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന ഈ ഭയങ്കര വനത്തിൽ നീ എങ്ങനെ പ്രവേശിച്ചു?
Two protectors (the pair addressing the maiden; one is later identified as Mādhava/Hari)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The two protectors address the maiden: ‘Do not fear’; behind them looms a dark forest, hinting at wicked presences; their posture is steady and reassuring.
FAQs
Fear is dispelled by refuge in dharma and divine/virtuous guardianship—protection is a sacred duty.
Not explicitly named in this verse; it functions within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame in the Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
None; the verse emphasizes reassurance and moral inquiry.