Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
भवतां च निमित्तेन बाधंते दानवेश्वराः । तेषां समादि नैवास्ति दंड एव विधीयताम्
bhavatāṃ ca nimittena bādhaṃte dānaveśvarāḥ | teṣāṃ samādi naivāsti daṃḍa eva vidhīyatām
เพราะท่านทั้งหลายเป็นเหตุ เหล่าเจ้าแห่งทานวะจึงก่อความทุกข์ยาก เขาไม่มีทางประนีประนอมเลย—จงบัญญัติแต่โทษทัณฑ์เท่านั้น
Deductive (contextual): a leading Deva urging decisive action
Scene: A council of gods, faces stern, declaring that the Dānava-lords cannot be appeased; the decision for punitive action is pronounced like a royal edict.
FAQs
When adharma is incorrigible, righteous authority may require daṇḍa (just punishment) to restore order.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a governance-and-war counsel within the narrative.
None; the verse discusses statecraft (sāma vs. daṇḍa), not ritual.