Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
त्राहित्राहि जयंत त्वं वदंतो हि भयातुराः । स्मरंतः पूर्वपापं ते जयंतेन प्रताडिताः
trāhitrāhi jayaṃta tvaṃ vadaṃto hi bhayāturāḥ | smaraṃtaḥ pūrvapāpaṃ te jayaṃtena pratāḍitāḥ
ভয়াতুৰ হৈ সিহঁতে কঁপনিৰে ক’লে, “ৰক্ষা কৰা, ৰক্ষা কৰা, হে জয়ন্ত!” পূৰ্বপাপ স্মৰণ কৰি জয়ন্তে সিহঁতক বাৰে বাৰে প্ৰহাৰ কৰিছিল।
Narrator (contextual; continuing narrative within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The punished men, terrified, repeatedly cry ‘Trāhi!’ to Jayanta; their faces show dawning realization as they recall earlier sins while blows continue.
FAQs
Fear and suffering awaken remembrance of past sins; repentance is implied, but the text stresses the seriousness of offenses.
Dwārakā, whose sacred community and devotees are to be honored, not maligned.
None explicitly; the verse is a narrative warning rather than a ritual instruction.