Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
न मत्स्या नैव कमठा न वराहाश्च केनचित् । हन्यंते क्वापि तद्भीत्या मत्स्यमांसाशिनापि वै
na matsyā naiva kamaṭhā na varāhāśca kenacit | hanyaṃte kvāpi tadbhītyā matsyamāṃsāśināpi vai
त्याच्या राज्यात त्याच्या शासनभयामुळे कुठेही कोणी मासे, कासवे वा वराह मारत नसे; मासे‑मांस खाणारेही भयाने हिंसा करीत नसत।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Scene: A disciplined, peaceful kingdom under King Mitrajit: fishermen lower nets, hunters set down weapons; fish, tortoises, and boars move unharmed near riverbanks and forest edges, while citizens observe the king’s edicts.
FAQs
A righteous, God-centered rule naturally establishes ahiṃsā (non-violence), even restraining habitual harm-doers.
The broader Kāśī-kṣetra (Vārāṇasī) context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where dharma flourishes under sacred influence.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse highlights ethical restraint (non-killing) as a fruit of dharmic governance.