Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
हठाद्यावत्प्रवेशं स चकार निजमंदिरे । तावच्च दण्डकाष्ठेन मस्तके तेन ताडितः
haṭhādyāvatpraveśaṃ sa cakāra nijamaṃdire | tāvacca daṇḍakāṣṭhena mastake tena tāḍitaḥ
Mais quand, par obstination, il força l'entrée de sa propre maison, à ce moment précis, il fut frappé à la tête par lui avec un bâton.
Unspecified narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya episode (narrative description)
Scene: Maṇibhadra lunges through the doorway; the eunuch swings a wooden staff downward; the blow lands on the crown of Maṇibhadra’s head, capturing the instant of impact and shock.
FAQs
Haṭha (obstinate force) leads to immediate harm; dharma counsels restraint and respect for boundaries.
Not specified here; the verse serves the moral narrative inside the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
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