कुष्ठव्याधिसमायुक्तः स च चित्रांगदो युवा । ततस्तं स मुनिः प्राह काष्ठोद्यतकरः क्रुधा
kuṣṭhavyādhisamāyuktaḥ sa ca citrāṃgado yuvā | tatastaṃ sa muniḥ prāha kāṣṭhodyatakaraḥ krudhā
Ce jeune Citrāṅgada, affligé par la lèpre, fut alors apostrophé par le sage, qui leva un bâton avec colère.
Narrator (purāṇic narrative voice)
Scene: Citrāṅgada, weakened and leprous, sits or kneels on the ground; a furious sage stands over him with a raised stick, about to speak—moment poised between punishment and instruction.
Wrongdoing leads to loss of status and power; the narrative frames dharma as an inescapable moral order.
No explicit tīrtha reference in this verse.
None.