Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
तमागतं समालोक्य प्रतापमुकुटोऽब्रवीत् । अशोकदत्त सहसा मल्लमेनं बलोत्कटम्
tamāgataṃ samālokya pratāpamukuṭo'bravīt | aśokadatta sahasā mallamenaṃ balotkaṭam
Le voyant s’avancer, le roi Pratāpamukuṭa dit aussitôt : « Aśokadatta ! Abats ce lutteur, terrible par la force du corps. »
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king on a jeweled throne gestures sharply toward a towering wrestler approaching; the brāhmaṇa’s son Aśokadatta stands poised, calm yet ready, as courtiers and fighters form a ring.
FAQs
Righteous authority (rāja-dharma) includes decisiveness in confronting threats and protecting social order.
The passage belongs to Setukhaṇḍa, associated with Setu (Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha) sacred geography, though this verse itself is narrative rather than direct tīrtha-praise.
None in this verse; it is a command within a heroic episode.