Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
सेयं तव रघुश्रेष्ठ नाज्ञास्ति प्रतिवेद्म्यहम् । शक्रालापमपि त्वं च नैकांते श्रोतुमर्हसि
seyaṃ tava raghuśreṣṭha nājñāsti prativedmyaham | śakrālāpamapi tvaṃ ca naikāṃte śrotumarhasi
“হে ৰঘুশ্ৰেষ্ঠ! মই নিবেদন কৰোঁ—ই তোমাৰ আজ্ঞা নহয়। আৰু সত্য একান্ত নোহোৱাকৈ তুমি ইন্দ্ৰৰ বাৰ্তাও শুনিবলৈ যোগ্য নহয়।”
Dūta (Envoy)
Scene: The envoy points out the breach of command and privacy, addressing the Raghu-best; the crowd remains, creating a charged triangle: king, envoy, onlookers; a faint celestial motif hints at ‘Indra’s message’.
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