Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
ब्रह्मोवाच । विश्वामित्र द्विजश्रेष्ठ त्यक्त्वा दिव्यास्त्रसंभवम् । कुरु युद्धं वसिष्ठेन नो चेच्छप्स्यामहं च ते
brahmovāca | viśvāmitra dvijaśreṣṭha tyaktvā divyāstrasaṃbhavam | kuru yuddhaṃ vasiṣṭhena no cecchapsyāmahaṃ ca te
พระพรหมตรัสว่า “โอ้วิศวามิตร ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ทวิชะ จงละการพึ่งพาอาวุธทิพย์ แล้วทำศึกกับวสิษฐะ หากไม่เช่นนั้น เราเองก็จักสาปเจ้า”
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viśvāmitra
Scene: Brahmā addresses Viśvāmitra as ‘best of twice-born,’ ordering him to abandon celestial weapons and fight Vasiṣṭha directly; the warning of a curse hangs in the air.
FAQs
Even in conflict, restraint and adherence to dharma are enforced; unchecked power (divyāstras) is censured.
This dialogue unfolds within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative environment, associated with the Sarasvatī riverbank in nearby verses.
None; the verse is an ethical injunction regarding the use of divine weapons and the conduct of battle.