Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । गच्छार्जुन द्रुतं तत्र नीयन्ते यत्र तस्करैः । धेनवो द्विजवर्यस्य ता मोक्षय धनंजय
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | gacchārjuna drutaṃ tatra nīyante yatra taskaraiḥ | dhenavo dvijavaryasya tā mokṣaya dhanaṃjaya
യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ പറഞ്ഞു— അർജുനാ, വേഗത്തിൽ അവിടെ പോകുക; കള്ളന്മാർ ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്റെ പശുക്കളെ ഓടിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നിടത്തേക്ക്. ഹേ ധനഞ്ജയ, അവയെ മോചിപ്പിക്കൂ।
Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira commands; Arjuna springs into action. In the distance, thieves drive a herd of cows; Arjuna, bow in hand, moves swiftly to liberate them; the brāhmaṇa is distressed yet hopeful.
FAQs
True dharma includes active protection of the vulnerable—especially brāhmaṇas and their livelihood—through swift, righteous action.
No tīrtha is named; this verse sets the dharmic cause leading into the tīrtha-yātrā episode.
No ritual is prescribed; a practical dharmic duty—rescuing stolen cows—is commanded.