Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
ऊचतुः कुपितो वाक्यं सामर्षौ नृपतिं प्रति । अवमन्यसे नौ यस्मात्त्वं न निर्गच्छसि मन्दिरात्
ūcatuḥ kupito vākyaṃ sāmarṣau nṛpatiṃ prati | avamanyase nau yasmāttvaṃ na nirgacchasi mandirāt
वे दोनों रोष और क्रोध से भरकर राजा से कठोर वचन बोले—“तुम हमारा अपमान करते हो, क्योंकि तुम महल से बाहर निकलते ही नहीं।”
Two brāhmaṇas (the disputants)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The two brāhmaṇas, faces flushed with anger, address the king’s closed palace door, pointing toward the interior; their posture is upright and confrontational, embodying vipra-tejas.
FAQs
A ruler must be accessible and responsive; arrogance and neglect toward the righteous becomes adharma.
Dvārakā is the implied sacred setting of this Māhātmya section.
None; the verse emphasizes conduct (ācāra) and the king’s duty of audience and justice.