Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
स्वधर्मनिरतश्चैव युद्धातिथ्यप्रियः सदा । क्षत्रधर्मं समाश्रित्य भोगान्भुङ्क्ते स कामतः
svadharmanirataścaiva yuddhātithyapriyaḥ sadā | kṣatradharmaṃ samāśritya bhogānbhuṅkte sa kāmataḥ
तो स्वधर्मात स्थिर होता आणि सदैव युद्ध व अतिथिसत्कार यांचा प्रिय होता. क्षत्रधर्माचा आश्रय घेऊन तो इच्छेनुसार योग्य भोग भोगीत असे.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)
Listener: Uttānapāda
Scene: Citrasena is shown as a disciplined kṣatriya: training for battle, welcoming guests with honor, and enjoying royal pleasures within dharmic bounds.
FAQs
Pleasure becomes legitimate when grounded in svadharma; dharma is the purifier of power and enjoyment.
None directly; the verse develops character context within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
No formal ritual; the dharmic practice highlighted is ātithya (honoring guests).