Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
श्रुतिः स्मृतिश्चेतिहासाः पुराणं च शिवात्मज । प्रमाणं चेत्ततो दुष्टवधे दोषो न विद्यते
śrutiḥ smṛtiścetihāsāḥ purāṇaṃ ca śivātmaja | pramāṇaṃ cettato duṣṭavadhe doṣo na vidyate
Hỡi con trai của Shiva, nếu Śruti, Smṛti, Itihāsa và Purāṇa được chấp nhận là thẩm quyền tối thượng, thì việc tiêu diệt kẻ ác không có tội lỗi gì.
Vāsudeva
Listener: Śiva-ātmaja (Skanda/Kaumāra)
Scene: Vāsudeva as teacher raises a hand in instruction, citing śāstra; behind him symbolic palm-leaf texts labeled Śruti/Smṛti/Itihāsa/Purāṇa; Skanda listens, steadied from grief to clarity.
FAQs
Scripture-based dharma (śāstra-pramāṇa) can sanction forceful action against adharma; moral judgment should be anchored in authoritative teachings.
No site is mentioned; the verse establishes scriptural authority as the basis for dharma.
None; the verse is a doctrinal statement about pramāṇa (sources of dharma).