Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
शरणागतशब्देन आगतस्तव सन्निधौ । संरक्षणाय योग्यश्च त्वया नास्त्यत्र संशयः । एवमुक्तो नारदेन तदा दैत्यपतिः स्वयम्
śaraṇāgataśabdena āgatastava sannidhau | saṃrakṣaṇāya yogyaśca tvayā nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | evamukto nāradena tadā daityapatiḥ svayam
“ด้วยคำว่า ‘ผู้มาขอพึ่ง’ เขาย่อมมาถึงต่อหน้าท่านแล้ว เขาสมควรได้รับการคุ้มครองจากท่าน—ไม่มีข้อสงสัยเลย” ครั้นนารทกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว เจ้าแห่งไทตยะคือพาลีจึง…
Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrating) quoting Nārada to Bali
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada, as divine counselor, speaks firmly on the dharma of protecting a refuge-seeker; Bali, the Daitya lord, listens with measured gravity in a royal-sabha setting.
FAQs
Once someone comes seeking refuge, their protection becomes a binding duty—doubtless and immediate.
Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the story within Kedāra’s sacred geography, but this verse focuses on defining śaraṇāgata duty.
None; it is a dharmic injunction regarding protection and responsibility.