Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
वयं त्वां नैव जानीमस्त्वं चास्माञ्जन्मकालतः । अत्र वासश्च ते पुत्र भैमेः कृष्णाच्च संश्रुतः
vayaṃ tvāṃ naiva jānīmastvaṃ cāsmāñjanmakālataḥ | atra vāsaśca te putra bhaimeḥ kṛṣṇācca saṃśrutaḥ
आम्ही तुला मुळीच ओळखले नाही, आणि तूही जन्मापासून आम्हाला ओळखत नाहीस; पण पुत्रा, येथे तुझ्या निवासाचे वचन भीमाच्या वतीने आणि कृष्णा (द्रौपदी) हिनेही दिले आहे।
Bhīmasena
Scene: Bhīma speaks gently, hand on the other’s shoulder; Draupadī’s presence is implied as the co-guarantor of refuge; the setting suggests a protected dwelling or encampment.
FAQs
Even amid confusion and suffering, dharma expresses itself as protection and hospitality toward one who seeks refuge.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes social dharma (vāsa/refuge) within the story.
None; the verse records an assurance of residence/refuge as a dharmic commitment.