Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
तच्छ्रुत्वा विप्रियं घोरं राजा विप्रमुखाच्च्युतम् । आसनात्पतितो भूमौ छिन्नमूल इव द्रुमः
tacchrutvā vipriyaṃ ghoraṃ rājā vipramukhāccyutam | āsanātpatito bhūmau chinnamūla iva drumaḥ
Entendant cette nouvelle terrible et déplaisante sortie de la bouche du brāhmane, le roi tomba de son siège à terre, tel un arbre tranché à la racine.
Narrator (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king, hearing the grim report, topples from his throne-seat onto the floor; courtiers recoil; priests stand grave; the fire-hall feels suddenly cold and heavy.
FAQs
When sacred foundations are shaken, even royal power becomes fragile; dharma is portrayed as the true root-support of sovereignty.
No tirtha is explicitly praised in this verse.
None; it depicts the king’s reaction to the ritual crisis.