Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
राजा युधिष्ठिरः प्राह द्वारस्थान्द्वारपालकान् । भवद्भिरेतावायांतौ निषेध्यौ द्वारसंस्थितौ
rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāha dvārasthāndvārapālakān | bhavadbhiretāvāyāṃtau niṣedhyau dvārasaṃsthitau
രാജാ യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ കവാടത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ദ്വാരപാലകരോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഈ രണ്ടുപേർ എത്തിയിട്ട് പ്രവേശനവാതിലിൽ നിൽക്കുന്നു; നിങ്ങൾ ഇവരെ തടയുക.”
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the māhātmya
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, seated or standing in royal composure, issues an order to gatekeepers at the entrance; the two visitors remain at the threshold, calm yet imposing.
FAQs
Even dharmic rulers may err in judgment; the narrative prepares a lesson on discernment, humility, and consequences.
The episode is told within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, where moral instruction is tied to tīrtha-based purification.
None; it is a narrative action (ordering the gatekeepers).