Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
नाहं द्रोहं करिष्यामि वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः । ब्रह्मर्षे न च ते युक्तं कर्तुं वै ब्रह्मणो वधम्
nāhaṃ drohaṃ kariṣyāmi vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ | brahmarṣe na ca te yuktaṃ kartuṃ vai brahmaṇo vadham
“เราจะไม่ทรยศต่อวสิษฐะผู้มีจิตยิ่งใหญ่ โอ้พรหมฤๅษี การฆ่าพราหมณ์นั้นไม่สมควรแก่ท่าน”
Nadī (the river)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viśvāmitra
Scene: The river goddess speaks firmly: she will not betray Vasiṣṭha; she admonishes Viśvāmitra that killing a brāhmaṇa is improper. Her posture shifts from fear to resolute calm.
FAQs
Dharma forbids treachery and condemns violence toward brāhmaṇas; even power and anger must submit to moral law.
The teaching occurs within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting, but this verse focuses on dharma (conduct) rather than naming a site.
None; it is an ethical injunction within the narrative.