Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य अनिच्छन्नपि गौरवात् । नृपस्य चाब्रवीद्विप्र एवमस्त्विति लज्जितः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya anicchannapi gauravāt | nṛpasya cābravīdvipra evamastviti lajjitaḥ
രാജാവിന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട്, വിപ്രൻ—ഇഷ്ടമില്ലെങ്കിലും—രാജഗൗരവം കണക്കിലെടുത്ത് ലജ്ജയോടെ, “അങ്ങനെ തന്നെയാകട്ടെ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sauti) narrating (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa, modest and slightly downcast, responds ‘evam astu’ to a king’s request; courtiers watch as the brāhmaṇa’s reluctance and dignity are visible.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through humility and mutual respect—especially between royal authority and spiritual authority.
The Dvārakā sacred landscape is the backdrop; the episode supports Dvārakā’s māhātmya by illustrating dharmic conduct within its sphere.
No explicit rite is stated here; it prepares for a dāna (gift) sequence that follows.