Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
इति ते गृह्य काष्ठानि यदोपस्थे ययुस्तदा । पलायितः स बहुधा भयात्तेषां महात्मनाम्
iti te gṛhya kāṣṭhāni yadopasthe yayustadā | palāyitaḥ sa bahudhā bhayātteṣāṃ mahātmanām
Sur ces mots, ils saisirent des bâtons et s’avancèrent vers lui. Alors, par crainte de ces sages au grand cœur, il s’enfuit en maintes directions.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in māhātmya narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of austere sages in bark garments seize wooden staffs and surge forward; the pursued figure darts away in multiple directions amid a forest-āśrama setting.
FAQs
Adharma retreats before true tapas and moral authority; the power of the righteous restrains disruptive forces.
Not explicitly indicated in this verse; the passage belongs to the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative sequence.
None.