Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
इत्येवमादिभिर्नित्यं प्रेरणीप्रेक्षणीयकैः । प्रेरयेत्तान्महानित्थं पुत्रभ्रातृसुहृद्वृतः
ityevamādibhirnityaṃ preraṇīprekṣaṇīyakaiḥ | prerayettānmahānitthaṃ putrabhrātṛsuhṛdvṛtaḥ
Ainsi, sans cesse—par de telles incitations et des démonstrations tapageuses—ce grand scélérat les poussait, entouré de ses fils, de ses frères et de ses amis.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sūta’s recitation in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A swaggering instigator at the center, gesturing theatrically while sons, brothers, and friends cluster around; the crowd is being urged forward, faces inflamed by spectacle.
FAQs
Adharma spreads through instigation and bad company; dharma requires discernment about companions and influences.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, using ethical exempla to guide pilgrims in Prabhāsa.
None; the verse focuses on social-moral dynamics.