Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
ततो भयं महद्भूतं कुटुम्बेन समन्वितः । चलितो रजनीवक्त्रे दिगंते ब्राह्मणोत्तमाः
tato bhayaṃ mahadbhūtaṃ kuṭumbena samanvitaḥ | calito rajanīvaktre digaṃte brāhmaṇottamāḥ
അപ്പോൾ മഹാഭയം ഉദിച്ചു; കുടുംബത്തോടുകൂടി അവൻ രാത്രിയുടെ ഇരുട്ടിൽ ദൂരദിക്കിലേക്കു പുറപ്പെട്ടു—ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണോത്തമന്മാരേ।
Rajaka (continuing narration to the Brāhmaṇas; vocative indicates he addresses them)
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (brāhmaṇottamāḥ addressed)
Scene: A family hurriedly departs at night—dim lamps, cloaks, anxious faces—moving along a path toward a distant horizon; the washerman leads, looking back in fear.
FAQs
Fear follows adharma and error, but the narrative prepares for dharmic correction through sacred guidance.
The tīrtha context is implicit; this verse alone does not name the location.
None; it narrates the washerman’s fearful departure with his family.