Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
इत्येवमादिभिर्नित्यं प्रेरणीप्रेक्षणीयकैः । प्रेरयेत्तान्महानित्थं पुत्रभ्रातृसुहृद्वृतः
ityevamādibhirnityaṃ preraṇīprekṣaṇīyakaiḥ | prerayettānmahānitthaṃ putrabhrātṛsuhṛdvṛtaḥ
এইভাবে নিত্য এমন উসকানিমূলক ও প্রদর্শনধর্মী আচরণে সেই মহাদুষ্ট—পুত্র, ভ্রাতা ও বন্ধুদের দ্বারা পরিবেষ্টিত—তাদের ক্রমাগত প্রেরণা দিত।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sūta’s recitation in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A swaggering instigator at the center, gesturing theatrically while sons, brothers, and friends cluster around; the crowd is being urged forward, faces inflamed by spectacle.
FAQs
Adharma spreads through instigation and bad company; dharma requires discernment about companions and influences.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, using ethical exempla to guide pilgrims in Prabhāsa.
None; the verse focuses on social-moral dynamics.