Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31
प्रतिजग्राह रामस्तं स्वागतेन महात्मना । सुग्रीवस्य तु शंकाऽभूत्प्रणिधिः स्यादयं त्विति
pratijagrāha rāmastaṃ svāgatena mahātmanā | sugrīvasya tu śaṃkā'bhūtpraṇidhiḥ syādayaṃ tviti
พระรามผู้มหาตมะทรงรับเขาด้วยถ้อยคำต้อนรับอันงดงาม; แต่สุครีวะกลับเกิดความระแวงว่า “ผู้นี้จักเป็นสายสืบหรือไม่?”
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: Rāma welcomes Vibhīṣaṇa warmly; Sugrīva, slightly aside, shows suspicion and consultative posture; vānaras appear alert, creating tension between hospitality and caution.
FAQs
Dharma balances compassion with prudence: welcoming the seeker is noble, while careful discernment protects the community.
The episode unfolds in the Cakratīrtha locale within the Setu-khaṇḍa pilgrimage geography.
None; the focus is ethical conduct—hospitality (svāgata) and vigilance.