Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75
न धर्मो विद्यते वात्र उक्तो रामः स मानुषः । क्व वापि लंबपुछोऽसौ यो मुक्तो रक्षणाय वः
na dharmo vidyate vātra ukto rāmaḥ sa mānuṣaḥ | kva vāpi laṃbapucho'sau yo mukto rakṣaṇāya vaḥ
‘یہاں کوئی دھرم نہیں؛ اور جس “رام” کا ذکر ہے وہ تو محض ایک انسان ہے۔ پھر وہ لمبی دُم والا کہاں ہے جسے تمہاری حفاظت کے لیے چھوڑا گیا تھا؟’
King (Rājā)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king (or disputant) speaks harshly in the forest assembly, dismissing Rāma as merely human and questioning Hanumān’s protective presence; brāhmaṇas react with visible shock and rising indignation.
FAQs
Dharma can be challenged by skepticism; the narrative sets up a rebuttal defending divine purpose and righteous protection.
Dharmāraṇya remains the locale; this verse questions, rather than praises, its dharmic order as part of the story’s tension.
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