Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
तेपि शत्रुगणाः सर्वे संप्रहृष्टा जिगीषवः । तत्पुरं वेष्टयामासुस्तत्पुत्रोच्छेदनाय वै
tepi śatrugaṇāḥ sarve saṃprahṛṣṭā jigīṣavaḥ | tatpuraṃ veṣṭayāmāsustatputrocchedanāya vai
Those bands of enemies too, elated and eager for conquest, surrounded that city—indeed, with the aim of destroying the king’s son.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Scene: Enemy forces ring the city with camps and banners; watchfires glow; within the walls, anxious citizens gather; the focus is the peril to the prince, the last hope of the line.
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When adharma and hostility rise, even innocents and heirs become targets; the Purāṇic arc typically points to divine or tīrtha refuge as protection.
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