Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88
अन्यथा जैनधर्मेण वर्त्तयध्वं हि सर्वशः । नृपवाक्यं तु ते श्रुत्वा स्वेस्वे स्थाने समागताः
anyathā jainadharmeṇa varttayadhvaṃ hi sarvaśaḥ | nṛpavākyaṃ tu te śrutvā svesve sthāne samāgatāḥ
अन्यथा सर्वथा जैनधर्मेणैव वर्त्तध्वम् इति। नृपवाक्यं श्रुत्वा ते सर्वे स्वस्वस्थाने समागताः॥
Narrator (contextual; within Dharmāraṇya narrative frame)
Scene: A king issues a firm but pacifying command; groups of people bow and disperse, each returning to their own quarters/settlements, restoring order after tension.
FAQs
It highlights obedience to rightful authority and orderly social conduct as part of dharma in Purāṇic narratives.
The verse itself does not name a tīrtha; it sits within the Dharmāraṇya context, whose broader section functions as a māhātmya.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the instruction is behavioral—conduct according to a stated dharma.