Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
अथ संपतितो भूमौ मूर्छया संपरिप्लुतः । कर्तव्यं नैव जानाति तत्प्रहारप्रपीडितः
atha saṃpatito bhūmau mūrchayā saṃpariplutaḥ | kartavyaṃ naiva jānāti tatprahāraprapīḍitaḥ
അപ്പോൾ അവൻ മൂർച്ചയിൽ മുങ്ങി നിലത്തേക്ക് വീണു; ആ പ്രഹാരത്തിൽ തകർന്നു എന്ത് ചെയ്യണമെന്ന് അറിയാതായി।
Unspecified narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya episode (narrative description)
Scene: Maṇibhadra lies collapsed on the floor, eyes half-closed in faintness; the staff-bearer stands over him; the room’s earlier domestic calm is replaced by stillness and moral gravity.
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When one is struck down by the fruits of rash action, even clarity about duty (kartavya) can vanish—hence the need for foresight and self-control.
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