Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
अवध्यो हि यथा दूतस्तेन त्वां न निहन्म्यहम् । क स्याद्वै शंकरोनाम यो मामेवं प्रभाषते
avadhyo hi yathā dūtastena tvāṃ na nihanmyaham | ka syādvai śaṃkaronāma yo māmevaṃ prabhāṣate
“ദൂതനെ വധിക്കരുത്; അതുകൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ നിന്നെ കൊല്ലുന്നില്ല. എന്നാൽ ‘ശങ്കരൻ’ എന്നു പേരുള്ളവൻ ആരാണ്, എന്നോടിങ്ങനെ സംസാരിക്കുന്നത്?”
Adhaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: Andhaka restrains himself from killing the messenger, citing envoy-immunity, yet arrogantly challenges: ‘Who is this Śaṅkara who speaks so to me?’
FAQs
Dharma restrains violence: even an enemy’s envoy is protected, showing that righteous conduct stands above anger.
Indirectly, the surrounding chapter frames Śiva’s authority connected with Kailāsa and Vārāṇasī in the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; the verse emphasizes ethical conduct (dharma) regarding envoys.