Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
ततस्तान्विजने दृष्ट्वा द्रोहकोपसमन्वितः । यष्टिमुद्यम्य वेगेन तिष्ठध्वमिति चाब्रवीत्
tatastānvijane dṛṣṭvā drohakopasamanvitaḥ | yaṣṭimudyamya vegena tiṣṭhadhvamiti cābravīt
Alors, les voyant seuls en un lieu retiré, rempli de perfidie et de colère, il brandit un bâton et, d’un élan, s’écria : « Arrêtez-vous ! »
Narrator (specific speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Type: ghat
Scene: In a lonely grove by the ford, the robber raises a staff, eyes blazing, confronting calm sages who stand unshaken; tension between violence and serenity.
FAQs
Hostility toward the holy is a grave adharma; Purāṇic stories use such moments to highlight repentance and the protective power of sages.
Not specified; the verse occurs in a pilgrimage context without naming the location.
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