Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
राजा युधिष्ठिरः प्राह द्वारस्थान्द्वारपालकान् । भवद्भिरेतावायांतौ निषेध्यौ द्वारसंस्थितौ
rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāha dvārasthāndvārapālakān | bhavadbhiretāvāyāṃtau niṣedhyau dvārasaṃsthitau
ରାଜା ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର ଦ୍ୱାରରେ ଥିବା ଦ୍ୱାରପାଳମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ—“ଏହି ଦୁଇଜଣ ଆସି ଦ୍ୱାରେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ; ତୁମେ ଏମାନଙ୍କୁ ରୋକ।”
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).