Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
रौरवादिषु सर्वेषु नरकेषु स पच्यते । तस्माद्गच्छ गृहे भूप स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु सदैव हि
rauravādiṣu sarveṣu narakeṣu sa pacyate | tasmādgaccha gṛhe bhūpa svasti te'stu sadaiva hi
അവൻ റൗരവാദി എല്ലാ നരകങ്ങളിലും ദഹിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അതിനാൽ, ഹേ രാജാവേ, ഗൃഹത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങുക; നിനക്കു സദാ സ്വസ്തി ഉണ്ടാകട്ടെ.
Ṛṣis (implied continuation of the sages’ speech)
Listener: bhūpa (king)
Scene: A stern sage admonishes a king; behind them, a symbolic vision of fiery hells (Raurava and others) contrasts with the calm gesture of blessing 'svasti'.
FAQs
Unrighteous acceptance of wealth leads to severe post-mortem consequences; dharma must govern both giving and receiving.
No tīrtha is named here; the verse concludes a warning discourse within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it is a moral admonition and dismissal: the king is told to depart.