Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
प्रतिकूलो भवेद्यस्तु पाथिवानां स मन्दधीः । न तस्य जायते सौख्यं कथंचिद्द्विजसत्तम
pratikūlo bhavedyastu pāthivānāṃ sa mandadhīḥ | na tasya jāyate saukhyaṃ kathaṃciddvijasattama
«Mais celui qui se montre hostile aux rois est d’esprit obtus ; pour lui, ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés, le bonheur ne naît d’aucune manière.»
Śākalya
Listener: dvija-sattama (addressed interlocutor)
Scene: Śākalya admonishes: one who turns hostile to kings is dull-minded and never attains happiness; the addressed ‘best of twice-born’ listens.
FAQs
Opposing rightful authority out of spite is portrayed as adharma that destroys one’s own peace and happiness.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it supports the broader māhātmya narrative by establishing dharmic conduct.
None; the verse gives an ethical warning rather than a ritual rule.