Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
स्नापयित्वा यदि पुनर्ब्राह्मणं विनिवर्त्तते । यथेष्टं गच्छतु तदा किं वृथा विग्रहेण ते
snāpayitvā yadi punarbrāhmaṇaṃ vinivarttate | yatheṣṭaṃ gacchatu tadā kiṃ vṛthā vigraheṇa te
അവൻ ബ്രാഹ്മണനെ സ്നാപനം ചെയ്തിട്ട് വീണ്ടും മടങ്ങിവരുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, അവൻ ഇഷ്ടമുള്ളപോലെ പോകട്ടെ; നിനക്കു വ്യർഥമായ സംഘർഷം എന്തിന്?
Daitya counsel (spoken within the daitya group; exact named speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A counselor-like figure addresses warriors, palm outward in a calming gesture; in the background a brāhmaṇa is being bathed or escorted, signaling that the ritual duty is the priority.
FAQs
Honor dharma by respecting brāhmaṇas and avoiding needless hostility; restraint is itself a virtue.
Within Dvārakā Māhātmya, the emphasis is on dharmic conduct in a sacred place where actions carry amplified spiritual weight.
Snāna (bathing) connected with service to a brāhmaṇa, implying reverence and ritual hospitality.