Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
माणिभद्रं वपुः कृत्वा संप्राप्तो याचितुं धनम् । हठात्प्रविश्यमानस्तु स मया मूर्ध्नि ताडितः
māṇibhadraṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā saṃprāpto yācituṃ dhanam | haṭhātpraviśyamānastu sa mayā mūrdhni tāḍitaḥ
മണിഭദ്രന്റെ രൂപം ധരിച്ചു അവൻ ധനം യാചിക്കാൻ വന്നു. എന്നാൽ ബലമായി അകത്ത് കയറാൻ ശ്രമിച്ചപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ അവന്റെ തലയിൽ അടിച്ചു।
Ṣaṇḍha (continuing)
Scene: A disguised beggar styled as Maṇibhadra tries to push into a doorway; Ṣaṇḍha blocks him and strikes the crown of the head; the crowd watches in shock as the disguise slips metaphorically.
FAQs
Deception and coercion are condemned; the verse portrays the household’s duty to resist unlawful intrusion.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse.
None; it narrates an incident involving disguise and violence.
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