Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
वारितः कुम्भकर्णेन सीतां मोचय मोचय । विभीषणेन वै पापो मन्दोदर्या पुनःपुनः
vāritaḥ kumbhakarṇena sītāṃ mocaya mocaya | vibhīṣaṇena vai pāpo mandodaryā punaḥpunaḥ
That sinner was restrained again and again—by Kumbhakarṇa, by Vibhīṣaṇa, and repeatedly by Mandodarī—saying, “Release Sītā, release her!”
Narrator (speaker not explicit in this verse)
Listener: Somavaṃśa-vibhūṣaṇa (lunar-dynasty prince/hero)
Scene: Inside Laṅkā’s palace: Vibhīṣaṇa and Mandodarī plead with Rāvaṇa—‘Release Sītā!’—while Kumbhakarṇa restrains him; Rāvaṇa’s stubbornness contrasts with their earnest, compassionate faces.
FAQs
Dharma often speaks through well-wishers; ignoring repeated righteous counsel hardens sin and accelerates downfall.
No holy site is named; the verse is a moral-epic episode within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader frame.
None; it is ethical exhortation rather than ritual instruction.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.