Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
कस्त्वं देवोऽथवा दैत्यो यो मां धर्षितुमागतः । न चाहं केनचिच्छक्या स्वधर्माद्देव रोधितुम्
kastvaṃ devo'thavā daityo yo māṃ dharṣitumāgataḥ | na cāhaṃ kenacicchakyā svadharmāddeva rodhitum
«Quem és tu—deva ou asura—que vieste para me afrontar? Ó ser divino, ninguém pode impedir-me de seguir o meu próprio dharma.»
Sāvitrī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sāvitrī, after bowing, confronts the radiant stranger with fearless words: ‘Are you god or demon?’ She declares she cannot be turned from her dharma, her posture firm and protective.
FAQs
Svadharma, once rightly grasped, is not abandoned under intimidation—steadfastness in righteous duty is celebrated.
The episode belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; the verse itself is ethical dialogue rather than a tīrtha eulogy.
None; the emphasis is on dharma-niṣṭhā (firmness in one’s duty).