Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61
हृतसिंहासनः शूरैर्दायादैः सोऽप्रजो नृपः । निगृह्य काराभवने सपत्नीको निवेशितः
hṛtasiṃhāsanaḥ śūrairdāyādaiḥ so'prajo nṛpaḥ | nigṛhya kārābhavane sapatnīko niveśitaḥ
Ce roi, privé d’héritier, fut dépouillé de son trône par ses vaillants parents. Maîtrisé, il fut enfermé dans une prison avec sa reine.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A deposed, childless king is dragged from the throne by armed kinsmen; he and his queen are confined behind iron-barred doors in a dim prison-house.
FAQs
Worldly sovereignty is unstable; dharma and endurance in adversity are upheld over mere power.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork within Brahmottara-khaṇḍa.
None; the verse is purely narrative.