Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
ममापराधात्संनष्टं सर्वं सैन्यमनन्तकम् । तस्माद्यास्याम्यहं हर्म्यं न युद्धेन प्रयोजनम्
mamāparādhātsaṃnaṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ sainyamanantakam | tasmādyāsyāmyahaṃ harmyaṃ na yuddhena prayojanam
“ด้วยความผิดของข้าเอง กองทัพอันไพศาลทั้งหมดของข้าพเจ้าถูกทำลายสิ้นแล้ว เพราะฉะนั้นข้าพเจ้าจะกลับสู่พระราชวัง สงครามหาได้มีประโยชน์ไม่”
Viśvāmitra
Scene: After devastation, the king stands amid remnants of a defeated army, turning away toward the palace, shoulders lowered; Vasiṣṭha remains as a steady moral presence.
FAQs
Acknowledging one’s fault and withdrawing from adharmic conflict is itself a step toward inner purification.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it supports the chapter’s broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative arc.
None explicitly; the emphasis is ethical—ending pointless warfare.