ततस्ते राजवचनात्कालनेमि मुखागताः । प्राह तांस्तारको दैत्यः किमिदं वो विचेष्टितम्
tataste rājavacanātkālanemi mukhāgatāḥ | prāha tāṃstārako daityaḥ kimidaṃ vo viceṣṭitam
Alors, sur l’ordre du roi, ils se présentèrent devant Kālanemi. Le daitya Tāraka leur dit : «Quelle est donc cette conduite qui est la vôtre ?»
Tāraka
Listener: Purāṇic audience
Scene: Ministers arrive before Kālanemi; Tāraka, tense and suspicious, questions their behavior; a charged atmosphere of blame and urgency fills the hall.
Leadership demands accountability; those entrusted with counsel must act with clarity and integrity.
No sacred site is referenced in this verse; it continues the daitya court narrative.
None.