Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
प्रवेशं कुरुते यावद्गृहमध्ये समुत्सुकः । निषिद्धस्तेन षण्ढेन भर्त्सयित्वा मुहुर्मुहुः
praveśaṃ kurute yāvadgṛhamadhye samutsukaḥ | niṣiddhastena ṣaṇḍhena bhartsayitvā muhurmuhuḥ
Alors qu'il tentait impatiemment d'entrer dans la maison, il fut arrêté par cet eunuque, qui le réprimanda à maintes reprises.
Unspecified narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya episode (narrative description)
Scene: At the doorway, Maṇibhadra pushes forward; a stern eunuch stands blocking him, arm raised in refusal, mouth open in repeated rebuke; the interior remains partially veiled, heightening tension.
FAQs
Dharma often appears as restraint—doors closed, warnings repeated—before wrongdoing ripens into consequence.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the story framework within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None.