Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
सम्यग्विचार्य यत्नेन कुरु कार्यं च सर्वदा । न कुर्याः कस्यचिद्बाधां परबाधां निवारय
samyagvicārya yatnena kuru kāryaṃ ca sarvadā | na kuryāḥ kasyacidbādhāṃ parabādhāṃ nivāraya
సమ్యగ్గా ఆలోచించి యత్నంతో ఎల్లప్పుడూ కర్తవ్యాన్ని చేయి. ఎవరికీ హాని చేయకు; ఇతరుల వల్ల కలిగే హానిని నివారించు।
Unspecified (didactic instruction within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa narrative)
Scene: A leader stands between a victim and an aggressor, palm raised in a stopping gesture; nearby a sage holds a manuscript, symbolizing deliberation before action; the scene resolves into peace.
FAQs
Right action requires reflection and effort; dharma includes both refraining from harm and actively protecting others from harm.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the teaching is universal.
No ritual; it prescribes ethical discipline (ahiṃsā) and protective responsibility.