Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
आयुधानि विमुच्याग्रे भवान्गृह्णात्विमानि हि । तन्निशम्य वचः प्राह दधीचिः पाकशासनम्
āyudhāni vimucyāgre bhavāngṛhṇātvimāni hi | tanniśamya vacaḥ prāha dadhīciḥ pākaśāsanam
“முதலில் உங்கள் ஆயுதங்களை விட்டு வைத்து, தயவுசெய்து இவற்றை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுங்கள்.” என்று கேட்டதும் ததீசி பாகசாசனன் (இந்திரன்)ிடம் பதிலுரைத்தார்.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: Indra requests that the sage accept the devas’ weapons after they set them aside; the sage Dadhīci, calm and radiant, prepares to respond, embodying ascetic authority over martial might.
FAQs
Power is to be restrained and placed under dharma; even divine weaponry is handled through disciplined, rule-bound conduct.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharmic acts gain heightened sanctity in the Māhātmya context.
A conduct-rule is implied: weapons should be set aside before receiving/entrusting sacred items, reflecting purity and restraint.