Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 99
जर्गाद तिष्ठ रे दुष्ट कन्याधर्षणलालस । युध्यस्वात्र मया सार्धं न सुप्तं हन्म्यहं रिपुम्
jargāda tiṣṭha re duṣṭa kanyādharṣaṇalālasa | yudhyasvātra mayā sārdhaṃ na suptaṃ hanmyahaṃ ripum
Dia berkata: “Bangun dan berdirilah, wahai si jahat, yang bernafsu mencemari seorang gadis! Bertarunglah di sini bersamaku—aku tidak memukul musuh yang sedang tidur.”
Narrator quoting King Mitrajit
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king stands over the fallen aggressor, not striking; instead he commands him to rise and fight, denouncing his lust to violate a maiden—anger controlled by principle.
FAQs
Dharma includes both protection of the innocent and restraint in violence—honor governs even battle.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred landscape in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where dharma is illustrated through exemplary conduct.
None; it teaches moral discipline (yuddha-nīti) and social dharma.