Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
दुर्गस्थो नाभिभूयेत विपक्षः केनचित्क्वचित् । स्वतंत्रं यदि दुर्गं स्यादमर्मज्ञप्रकाशितम्
durgastho nābhibhūyeta vipakṣaḥ kenacitkvacit | svataṃtraṃ yadi durgaṃ syādamarmajñaprakāśitam
جو قلعے میں مقیم ہو وہ دشمن کے ہاتھوں کہیں بھی کبھی مغلوب نہیں ہوتا—بشرطیکہ قلعہ خودمختار ہو اور اس کے نازک مقامات کسی بےخبر کے ذریعے ظاہر نہ ہوں۔
Skanda (narrative maxim)
Scene: A fortified citadel shown with hidden gates and guarded bastions; a wise guardian prevents a careless messenger from revealing secret passages; the allegory hints at inner discipline.
FAQs
Protection is preserved by disciplined guardianship; revealing sacred vulnerabilities undermines refuge.
Within Kāśī-kṣetra, the teaching supports the idea of an inviolable sacred domain when properly guarded and honored.
None; it conveys a dharmic-strategic principle applicable to both worldly and sacred protection.