Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
प्रवेशं कुरुते यावद्गृहमध्ये समुत्सुकः । निषिद्धस्तेन षण्ढेन भर्त्सयित्वा मुहुर्मुहुः
praveśaṃ kurute yāvadgṛhamadhye samutsukaḥ | niṣiddhastena ṣaṇḍhena bhartsayitvā muhurmuhuḥ
Mientras intentaba entrar ansiosamente en la casa, fue detenido por ese eunuco, quien lo reprendió repetidamente.
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Scene: At the doorway, Maṇibhadra pushes forward; a stern eunuch stands blocking him, arm raised in refusal, mouth open in repeated rebuke; the interior remains partially veiled, heightening tension.
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Dharma often appears as restraint—doors closed, warnings repeated—before wrongdoing ripens into consequence.
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