Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 160
निशम्येति स पुण्यात्मा नागराजकुमारकः । आश्वास्य ता भयत्रस्ताः प्रोवाचेदं च पुण्यधीः
niśamyeti sa puṇyātmā nāgarājakumārakaḥ | āśvāsya tā bhayatrastāḥ provācedaṃ ca puṇyadhīḥ
हे ऐकून तो पुण्यात्मा नागराजकुमार भयाने थरथरणाऱ्या त्या स्त्रियांना धीर देऊन, धर्मबुद्धीने हे वचन बोलला।
Nāgarājakumāraka (Nāga prince) (within Skanda’s narration)
Scene: A noble Nāga-prince, radiant yet gentle, stands before a group of frightened women; his hand raised in reassurance, faces softening as fear subsides; Kāśī’s sacred ambience suggested in the background.
FAQs
Dharma expresses itself as fearlessness and compassion—one who is righteous first reassures the distressed and then speaks wisely.
The verse sits in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Uttarārdha narrative stream, leading into the Ratneśvara-centered Kashi sacred setting.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it frames a protective, dharmic response within the pilgrimage narrative.