Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
ततो गत्वा च सा प्रोक्ता पुरुषैर्नृपसंभवैः । आगच्छ कांतं जानीहि त्वं प्रमाणं भविष्यसि
tato gatvā ca sā proktā puruṣairnṛpasaṃbhavaiḥ | āgaccha kāṃtaṃ jānīhi tvaṃ pramāṇaṃ bhaviṣyasi
ततः नृपसंभवैः पुरुषैः सा प्रोक्ता— “आगच्छ; कान्तं जानीहि। अस्मिन् विषये त्वं प्रमाणं भविष्यसि।”
Narrator (reporting the king’s messengers’ speech)
Scene: A royal court scene: the king’s attendants approach a veiled woman, gesturing respectfully yet insistently, inviting her to identify her beloved as decisive proof.
FAQs
Truth is established by suitable pramāṇa—here, the direct recognition by the rightful spouse.
Not specified in this individual verse.
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