Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
तस्मात्तत्र न गंतव्यं दोषो नास्त्यत्र ते शुभे । पालयस्व निजं पुत्रं व्रजास्माभिर्निजं गृहम्
tasmāttatra na gaṃtavyaṃ doṣo nāstyatra te śubhe | pālayasva nijaṃ putraṃ vrajāsmābhirnijaṃ gṛham
لہٰذا تمہیں وہاں نہیں جانا چاہیے؛ اے نیک بخت! اس میں تم پر کوئی الزام نہیں۔ اپنے بیٹے کی حفاظت کرو؛ آؤ ہم اپنے گھر لوٹ چلیں۔
Dhenavaḥ (the cows)
Scene: The herd gently persuades Nandinī to stay with her calf; one cow nudges the calf closer; the group begins to turn back toward the cowshed/home, with the forest danger receding behind.
FAQs
In crisis, dharma may prioritize safeguarding dependents and preserving the community over heroic risk.
Not specified in this verse; it is a narrative counsel within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.
None; it is practical dharma counsel (pālana—protection).