Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 102
भयेन महता तत्र कुशस्यैव तु शासने । ब्राह्मणानां च रूपाणि कृत्वा तत्र समागताः
bhayena mahatā tatra kuśasyaiva tu śāsane | brāhmaṇānāṃ ca rūpāṇi kṛtvā tatra samāgatāḥ
Là, sous l’autorité même de Kuśa, poussés par une grande crainte, ils se rassemblèrent après avoir pris l’apparence de brāhmaṇas.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fearful group gathers under a king’s rule; they don sacred threads and brāhmaṇa attire as disguise; the atmosphere is uneasy—piety outward, fear inward.
FAQs
External appearance can be fabricated; dharma requires discernment and integrity beyond mere social disguise.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse advances the narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
None; it describes disguise and assembly under royal rule.