Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
त्वमेवं विहितो भूप वासिष्ठैरंत्यजस्तु तैः । मया भूयोऽपि भूपालः कर्तव्यो नात्र संशयः
tvamevaṃ vihito bhūpa vāsiṣṭhairaṃtyajastu taiḥ | mayā bhūyo'pi bhūpālaḥ kartavyo nātra saṃśayaḥ
ഹേ ഭൂപാലാ! വസിഷ്ഠന്റെ അനുചരർ നിന്നെ ഇങ്ങനെ അന്ത്യജനാക്കി; എങ്കിലും ഞാൻ നിന്നെ വീണ്ടും രാജാവാക്കും—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.
Viśvāmitra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viśvāmitra speaks firmly to the humbled king, pointing as if to negate the curse of Vasiṣṭha’s followers; the king’s posture shifts from despair to hope.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes that downfall can be reversed through proper guidance, expiation, and sacred merit.
Not specified in this verse; it supports the larger tīrtha narrative of regaining purity and status.
Implied remedial program under Viśvāmitra; explicit instructions follow in the subsequent verse (tīrthayātrā).