Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
। सूत उवाच । एवं स निश्चयं कृत्वा पार्थिवो द्विजसत्तमाः । नात्यजत्तां तथोक्तोऽपि दैवज्ञैर्विषकन्यकाम् । दीयमानामपि प्रीत्या न च गृह्णाति भूभुजा
| sūta uvāca | evaṃ sa niścayaṃ kṛtvā pārthivo dvijasattamāḥ | nātyajattāṃ tathokto'pi daivajñairviṣakanyakām | dīyamānāmapi prītyā na ca gṛhṇāti bhūbhujā
Sūta dit : Ayant ainsi arrêté sa décision, ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés, le roi n’abandonna pas cette Jeune Fille au poison, bien que les astrologues l’y exhortassent. Et même lorsqu’on la lui offrait avec affection, le souverain ne l’acceptait pas.
Sūta
Tirtha: Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Best of the twice-born (dvija-sattamāḥ) — the assembled sages
Scene: A court scene: astrologers and brāhmaṇas plead; the king, stern and conflicted, refuses the offered poison-maiden; attendants hold gifts; the maiden stands veiled, ominous aura subtly suggested.
FAQs
A ruler must act with discernment and heed wise counsel; stubborn attachment can become a cause of suffering for self and realm.
This verse functions as narrative setup within the Tīrthamāhātmya of Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the specific tīrtha praise is contextual to the broader chapter rather than named in this single line.
None in this verse; it is a narrative statement about counsel, resolve, and royal conduct.