Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
यद्येवं विहितं राज्ये रामपुत्रस्य राक्षसैः । तन्नूनं तन्मया सर्वं विहितं दूतसत्तम
yadyevaṃ vihitaṃ rājye rāmaputrasya rākṣasaiḥ | tannūnaṃ tanmayā sarvaṃ vihitaṃ dūtasattama
രാമപുത്രന്റെ രാജ്യത്തിൽ രാക്ഷസർ ഇങ്ങനെ ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ, അത് എല്ലാം നിശ്ചയമായും എന്റെ കാരണത്താലാണ്, ഹേ ദൂതശ്രേഷ്ഠാ।
Vibhīṣaṇa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vibhīṣaṇa speaks with solemn gravity, taking responsibility for rākṣasa misdeeds in Kuśa’s realm; the messenger listens as courtiers look uneasy.
FAQs
Rājadharma demands accountability: a ruler assumes moral responsibility for harms committed under his governance.
No holy site is named in this verse; it conveys governance-ethics within the Māhātmya narrative.
None; the focus is ethical responsibility and kingship conduct.
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