Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
एतस्मात्कारणाच्छापस्तव दत्तो मया नृप । न कामतो न मृत्योर्वा सत्येनात्मानमालभे
etasmātkāraṇācchāpastava datto mayā nṛpa | na kāmato na mṛtyorvā satyenātmānamālabhe
एतस्मात् कारणाच्छापस्तव दत्तो मया नृप। न कामतो न मृत्योर्वा; सत्येनात्मानमालभे॥
Mṛgī (the doe)
Scene: The doe, radiant with moral authority, pronounces a curse; a subtle aura or flame of satya surrounds her words; the king appears shaken, bow lowered, hands tense or folded.
FAQs
Righteous speech (satya) can become a force of dharma; consequences are invoked for justice, not personal rage.
No named tīrtha in this verse; it remains within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting.
None; it emphasizes satya as the basis of a binding pronouncement.
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