Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
कोपप्रसाद वस्तूनि विचिन्वंतीह ये सदा । आरोहंति शनैर्भृत्या धुन्वंतमपि पार्थिवम्
kopaprasāda vastūni vicinvaṃtīha ye sadā | ārohaṃti śanairbhṛtyā dhunvaṃtamapi pārthivam
ये भृत्याः सदा नृपस्य कोपप्रसादयोर्वस्तूनि विचिन्वन्ति, ते धुन्वन्तमपि पार्थिवं शनैः शनैरारोहन्ति॥
Śākalya (continuing counsel)
Scene: Servants and ministers quietly confer while the king, visibly angered, gestures sharply; a few attendants remain composed, anticipating the turn to favor.
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Worldly success at court often depends on discerning temperament; dharma advises prudence and restraint.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is part of an instructive narrative within Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; the verse describes conduct and strategy in royal service.
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