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
Ce pécheur fut maintes fois retenu par Kumbhakarṇa, par Vibhīṣaṇa et, encore et encore, par Mandodarī, disant : «Délivre Sītā, délivre-la !»
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.