Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
एवमुक्त्वा स तान्सर्वाञ्छोधयामास राक्षसान् । ये गत्वा भूतले मर्त्यान्ध्वंसयंति सदैव हि
evamuktvā sa tānsarvāñchodhayāmāsa rākṣasān | ye gatvā bhūtale martyāndhvaṃsayaṃti sadaiva hi
Ayant ainsi parlé, il se mit à corriger et à châtier tous ces rākṣasas qui, descendus sur la terre, oppriment et détruisent sans cesse les mortels.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After speaking, Vibhīṣaṇa summons and disciplines the rākṣasas who roam the earth harming mortals; a scene of stern correction—orders issued, offenders restrained, victims implied off-scene.
FAQs
Dharma includes protecting the vulnerable; leaders must restrain destructive forces that harm society.
No specific tirtha is identified in this verse; it supports the Māhātmya narrative by emphasizing dharmic rule.
None; it describes corrective governance—disciplining those who commit violence.