Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 90
अजानतः प्रभो तस्य राक्षसैः सुदुरात्मभिः । प्रजैवं पीडिता भूमौ महामांसस्य लोलुपैः
ajānataḥ prabho tasya rākṣasaiḥ sudurātmabhiḥ | prajaivaṃ pīḍitā bhūmau mahāmāṃsasya lolupaiḥ
Ô Seigneur, à son insu, les gens sur la terre étaient opprimés par ces mêmes rākṣasas au cœur très mauvais, avides de grandes quantités de chair.
Messenger (dūta) continuing the report
Scene: Terrified villagers oppressed by fierce rākṣasas hunting for flesh; a dark forest-edge or desolate plain; the king unaware in the background or symbolically absent.
FAQs
Even unintended negligence can allow adharma to spread; rulers and guardians must remain vigilant.
The Rāmeśvara tīrtha narrative backdrop continues, framing the ethical crisis.
None; it describes social harm and the moral urgency for corrective action.
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