Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे परिभूतिपदं गताः । प्रोचुर्भार्गवमभ्येत्य दुःखेन महतान्विताः
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve paribhūtipadaṃ gatāḥ | procurbhārgavamabhyetya duḥkhena mahatānvitāḥ
അപ്പോൾ ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും അപമാനാവസ്ഥയിൽ പതിച്ച്, മഹാദുഃഖത്തിൽ മുങ്ങി, ഭാർഗവൻ (രാമൻ) അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Sūta (implied continuation of narration)
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, dejected and dishonored, approach Bhārgava Rāma to report their suffering; their posture is humble, hands folded, faces sorrowful.
FAQs
When righteous people are oppressed, seeking protection from a dharmic guardian is portrayed as legitimate recourse within Purāṇic ethics.
Not specified in this verse; it sets up the Bhārgava narrative often linked to tīrtha origins and sanctification.
None; it is a narrative transition to a plea for justice.