Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ततो रामः क्रुधाविष्टो भूयस्तैः शवरैः सह । पुलिन्दैर्मेदकैश्चैव क्षत्रियांताय निर्ययौ
tato rāmaḥ krudhāviṣṭo bhūyastaiḥ śavaraiḥ saha | pulindairmedakaiścaiva kṣatriyāṃtāya niryayau
Alors Rāma, saisi de colère, repartit — avec ces Śabaras, ainsi qu'avec les Pulindas et les Medakas — pour la destruction des kṣatriyas.
Sūta (implied narrative voice)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Paraśurāma, eyes blazing with wrath, marches with a mixed host—Śabaras, Pulindas, Medakas—through rugged terrain, weapons raised, banners streaming, intent on annihilating the kṣatriyas.
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Purāṇic dharma frames righteous force as a last resort to restrain systemic injustice and restore order.
Not specified; the verse narrates mobilization preceding events that may later mark a locale as sacred.
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