Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
वसिष्ठ उवाच । मदयन्त्याः समीपं तु गत्वोवाच द्विजोत्तमः । देहि मे कुण्डले देवि सौदासस्त्वां समादिशत्
vasiṣṭha uvāca | madayantyāḥ samīpaṃ tu gatvovāca dvijottamaḥ | dehi me kuṇḍale devi saudāsastvāṃ samādiśat
ବସିଷ୍ଠ କହିଲେ—ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଦ୍ୱିଜ ମଦୟନ୍ତୀଙ୍କ ସମୀପକୁ ଯାଇ କହିଲା, “ଦେବି, ମୋତେ କୁଣ୍ଡଳ ଦିଅ; ସୌଦାସ ରାଜା ତୁମକୁ ଏହିପରି ଆଦେଶ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି।”
Vasiṣṭha (narrator within the episode)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vasiṣṭha (or a brāhmaṇa emissary in Vasiṣṭha’s narration) approaches Queen Madayantī in the inner palace, requesting her jeweled earrings, citing King Saudāsa’s command; the queen’s guarded posture signals doubt.
FAQs
Righteous requests are made transparently and with proper authorization; dharma is supported by clear accountability.
Not specified in this verse; it is part of the Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative framework.
None explicitly; the act centers on giving (dāna-like transfer) of the earrings for fulfilling a sacred obligation.