Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 151
मन्यमानश्च तत्सत्यं दुःखेन महतान्वितः । नूनमंत्यजजातीयो भविष्यति सुतापतिः
manyamānaśca tatsatyaṃ duḥkhena mahatānvitaḥ | nūnamaṃtyajajātīyo bhaviṣyati sutāpatiḥ
Tenant ce récit pour vrai, accablé d’une grande peine, il pensa : « Assurément, l’époux de Sutā doit être né parmi les antyaja, les rejetés. »
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Brahmasthāna (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king (or principal male figure) sits stricken with grief, imagining an outcaste origin for Sutā’s husband; the room is heavy, with counselors hesitant to speak.
FAQs
Rumor and stigma can wound families; dharma calls for truth-seeking and lawful means to resolve suspicion.
Not directly in this verse; the chapter’s resolution is connected with Brahmasthāna.
None in this verse; it presents an internal conclusion driven by grief and suspicion.