Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
भीरवस्ते तु विज्ञेया न वाच्यास्ते कदाचन । त्वं न जानासि देवर्षे योधानां च प्रतिक्रियाम्
bhīravaste tu vijñeyā na vācyāste kadācana | tvaṃ na jānāsi devarṣe yodhānāṃ ca pratikriyām
انہیں بزدل ہی سمجھنا چاہیے؛ ان کا ذکر کبھی نہیں ہونا چاہیے۔ اے دیورشی، آپ جنگجوؤں کے ردعمل اور طور طریقوں کو نہیں جانتے۔
Vīrabhadra
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devarṣi (addressed)
Scene: Vīrabhadra rebukes cowardice while addressing a divine seer; his gesture is sharp, instructive; the assembly listens, chastened.
FAQs
Honor-based dharma can become harsh when driven by anger; the Purāṇic narrative invites discernment between true courage and mere pride.
Kedāra is the larger sacred setting of the Kedārakhaṇḍa; the verse is part of the ethical dialogue within that setting.
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