Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66
ततस्तानपि भूपालो जघान प्रहसन्निव । वृक्षहस्तस्तु विश्रब्धो लीलया द्विजसत्तमाः
tatastānapi bhūpālo jaghāna prahasanniva | vṛkṣahastastu viśrabdho līlayā dvijasattamāḥ
Alors le roi les abattit eux aussi, comme en riant ; un arbre à la main, calme et sans peur, il le fit par jeu, ô meilleurs des deux-fois-nés.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a brāhmaṇa listener; specific speaker not stated in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija-sattama (explicit vocative)
Scene: The king, smiling, wields an uprooted tree like a mace; rākṣasas fall around him; his posture is relaxed, almost playful, signaling mastery rather than strain.
FAQs
Courage grounded in righteousness makes even danger seem light; dharma grants inner steadiness.
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