Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
ब्रह्मोवाच । त्वं वसिष्ठाधुना ब्रूहि विश्वामित्रं ममाज्ञया । ब्राह्मणो जायते तेन तव जीवस्य रक्षणम्
brahmovāca | tvaṃ vasiṣṭhādhunā brūhi viśvāmitraṃ mamājñayā | brāhmaṇo jāyate tena tava jīvasya rakṣaṇam
Brahma berkata: "Wahai Vasiṣṭha, sekarang—dengan perintahku—isytiharkanlah Viśvāmitra sebagai seorang Brahmana. Dengan itu, dia menjadi seorang Brahmana, dan nyawamu akan dilindungi."
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vasiṣṭha
Scene: Brahmā, four-faced and lotus-seated, issues a decisive command to Vasiṣṭha to acknowledge Viśvāmitra as brāhmaṇa; the atmosphere is tense yet judicial, with sages witnessing.
FAQs
A higher dharmic authority may reframe status and speech to prevent violence and preserve life.
Not specified in this verse; the tīrtha framework surrounds the episode, but the line itself is about mediation.
None; the verse prescribes a conciliatory declaration to avert further weapon-release.