Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
साधूनां पालनं कृत्वा निग्रहाय दुरात्मनाम् । एवमन्यानि कर्म्माणि श्रुतानि च धरातले
sādhūnāṃ pālanaṃ kṛtvā nigrahāya durātmanām | evamanyāni karmmāṇi śrutāni ca dharātale
اس نے نیکوں کی حفاظت کی اور بدباطنوں کو قابو میں رکھا؛ اسی طرح کے اور بھی بہت سے اعمال زمین پر اس کے بارے میں سنے جاتے ہیں۔
Narrator within Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya (contextual; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)
Scene: A dharmic protector-figure stands between peaceful sages and threatening wicked beings, offering shelter to the righteous while restraining aggressors; the earth as witness to famed deeds.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld by protecting the righteous and restraining wrongdoing—this is the hallmark of ideal conduct and governance.
The verse continues the Dharmāraṇya māhātmya context rather than naming a specific sub-tīrtha.
No ritual prescription; it emphasizes ethical duty (pālana and nigraha) as dharma.