Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
ततो रुद्धे शकृन्मूत्रे सैन्यमानाहदुःखितम् । तथागतमभिभेक्ष्य पर्यतप्यत पार्थिवः
tato ruddhe śakṛnmūtre sainyamānāhaduḥkhitam | tathāgatamabhibhekṣya paryatapyata pārthivaḥ
மலம்-மூத்திரம் தடுக்கப்பட்டதால் படை மிகுந்த துன்பத்தில் அலறியது. நிகழ்ந்ததைப் பார்த்த அரசன் ஆழ்ந்த வருத்தத்தில் துடித்தான்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Soldiers writhe and cry; the king stands amid ministers, face tightened with concern, hands raised in questioning; banners droop as the camp’s confidence collapses.
FAQs
A ruler must respond to collective suffering with inquiry and corrective action, recognizing that dharma-breach can manifest as public distress.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the king’s crisis becomes a lesson in dharma within the māhātmya framework.
None in this verse; it narrates the onset of suffering and the king’s concern.