Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
नैनां हंतुं भवानर्हो रक्षैतां पुरुषोत्तम । अजेयत्वं मया ह्यस्या दत्तं खड्गं च खेटकम्
naināṃ haṃtuṃ bhavānarho rakṣaitāṃ puruṣottama | ajeyatvaṃ mayā hyasyā dattaṃ khaḍgaṃ ca kheṭakam
โอ้ ปุรุโษตตมะ ท่านไม่ควรประหารนาง จงคุ้มครองนางเถิด เพราะเรามอบความไม่อาจพ่ายแก่เธอ และให้ดาบกับโล่ไว้แล้ว
Kāmākhyā Devī
Tirtha: Kāmākhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī stands between the would-be slayer and the protected woman, issuing a clear prohibition; she gestures toward the protected one, who bears sword and shield as signs of Devī’s gift.
FAQs
True dharma includes restraint: even in victory, one must honor divine ordinances and protect whom the Goddess places under her grace.
The verse foregrounds Kāmākhyā Devī, aligning the narrative with the famed Kāmākhyā sacred tradition in Purāṇic sacred geography.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the instruction is ethical and theological—protection under the Goddess’s boon.