Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
पुनश्च नागराः सर्वे राजानं प्राप्य दुःखिताः । पुनः प्रजानां मरणमब्रुवन्वाष्पसंकुलाः
punaśca nāgarāḥ sarve rājānaṃ prāpya duḥkhitāḥ | punaḥ prajānāṃ maraṇamabruvanvāṣpasaṃkulāḥ
Sekali lagi semua penduduk kota yang berdukacita datang menghadap raja; dengan mata bergenang air mata, mereka kembali menyebut kematian rakyat jelata.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)
Scene: A crowd of townspeople—men and women—approach the palace with tearful faces, some holding children, others with hands raised in lament; the king is confronted with the scale of loss.
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When suffering continues, the righteous course is persistent appeal to dharmic authority and renewed effort to protect the vulnerable.
The verse is not a tīrtha-mahātmya statement; it is a social scene within Setukhaṇḍa’s broader sacred geography.
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