Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
ऊचतुः कुपितो वाक्यं सामर्षौ नृपतिं प्रति । अवमन्यसे नौ यस्मात्त्वं न निर्गच्छसि मन्दिरात्
ūcatuḥ kupito vākyaṃ sāmarṣau nṛpatiṃ prati | avamanyase nau yasmāttvaṃ na nirgacchasi mandirāt
तौ सामर्षौ कुपितौ नृपतिं प्रति कठोरं वाक्यम् ऊचतुः— ‘यस्मात् त्वं नौ अवमन्यसे, मन्दिरात् न निर्गच्छसि।’
Two brāhmaṇas (the disputants)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The two brāhmaṇas, faces flushed with anger, address the king’s closed palace door, pointing toward the interior; their posture is upright and confrontational, embodying vipra-tejas.
FAQs
A ruler must be accessible and responsive; arrogance and neglect toward the righteous becomes adharma.
Dvārakā is the implied sacred setting of this Māhātmya section.
None; the verse emphasizes conduct (ācāra) and the king’s duty of audience and justice.