Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
अथ हत्वा क्षणाच्चौरान्गाः सर्वाः स्वयमाहृताः । स्वाः स्वा निवेदयामास ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम्
atha hatvā kṣaṇāccaurāngāḥ sarvāḥ svayamāhṛtāḥ | svāḥ svā nivedayāmāsa brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām
Kemudian, dalam sekelip mata, baginda menewaskan para pencuri, lalu baginda sendiri membawa pulang semua lembu dan mempersembahkan setiap ekor kepada brahmana pemiliknya yang berhati mulia.
Narrator
Scene: After battle, the hero leads the recovered cows back; brahmins receive them with gratitude; the mood is restorative—cows calm, hands raised in blessing, hero respectful.
FAQs
Dharma includes both stopping adharma and restoring what was wrongfully taken—protection followed by restitution.
None directly; the verse demonstrates dharmic action that becomes the moral foundation for later tīrtha-merit.
None; the act is ethical and protective—returning property to rightful brāhmaṇa owners.