Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
श्रुत्वा स क्लिन्नसर्वांगो द्वाःस्थं राजा वचोऽब्रवीत् । अमात्यान्द्रष्टुमिच्छामि शीघ्रमानय मा चिरम्
śrutvā sa klinnasarvāṃgo dvāḥsthaṃ rājā vaco'bravīt | amātyāndraṣṭumicchāmi śīghramānaya mā ciram
यह सुनकर राजा का समस्त शरीर व्याकुलता से भीग उठा। उसने द्वारपाल से कहा—“मैं मंत्रियों को देखना चाहता हूँ; शीघ्र उन्हें ले आओ, देर मत करो।”
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Listener: Purāṇic audience
Scene: The daitya king, sweating and shaken, calls the doorkeeper; the palace corridor and threshold are emphasized; messengers rush to summon ministers.
FAQs
A ruler must respond swiftly and responsibly to grave news by seeking wise counsel rather than acting impulsively.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a narrative transition within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None; the verse focuses on royal procedure—summoning ministers for counsel.