Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
हठाद्यावत्प्रवेशं स चकार निजमंदिरे । तावच्च दण्डकाष्ठेन मस्तके तेन ताडितः
haṭhādyāvatpraveśaṃ sa cakāra nijamaṃdire | tāvacca daṇḍakāṣṭhena mastake tena tāḍitaḥ
Doch als er sich aus Eigensinn gewaltsam Zutritt zu seinem eigenen Haus verschaffte, wurde er genau in diesem Moment von ihm mit einem Stock auf den Kopf geschlagen.
Unspecified narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya episode (narrative description)
Scene: Maṇibhadra lunges through the doorway; the eunuch swings a wooden staff downward; the blow lands on the crown of Maṇibhadra’s head, capturing the instant of impact and shock.
FAQs
Haṭha (obstinate force) leads to immediate harm; dharma counsels restraint and respect for boundaries.
Not specified here; the verse serves the moral narrative inside the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
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