Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31
बलाद्गृह्णाति दुष्टात्मा विद्याधरसुतोऽद्य माम् । इत्थमुच्चैः प्रचुक्रोश स्वाश्रमान्नातिदूरतः
balādgṛhṇāti duṣṭātmā vidyādharasuto'dya mām | itthamuccaiḥ pracukrośa svāśramānnātidūrataḥ
“ഈ ദുഷ്ടാത്മാവായ വിദ്യാധരപുത്രൻ ഇന്ന് എന്നെ ബലമായി പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു!” എന്ന് അവൾ സ്വന്തം ആശ്രമത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അധികം ദൂരമല്ലാതെ ഉച്ചത്തിൽ നിലവിളിച്ചു.
Kāṃtimatī (with narrative continuation)
Scene: कन्या उच्चैः प्रचुक्रोश, पृष्ठभूमौ आश्रम-कुटीराः दृश्यन्ते; विद्याधरकुमारः बलात् आकर्षति; दूरी-निकटता ‘नातिदूरतः’ को दृश्य-रूपेण सूचयेत्।
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Adharma is identified by coercion; public outcry and seeking protection are validated as responses to wrongdoing.
The Setu Māhātmya context is primary; the verse underscores the protective aura expected around āśramas in sacred regions.
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