Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74
ततः स राजा दुष्पण्यं समाहूयेदमब्रवीत् । अस्माद्देशाद्भवाञ्छीघ्रं दुष्टात्मन्गच्छ सांप्रतम्
tataḥ sa rājā duṣpaṇyaṃ samāhūyedamabravīt | asmāddeśādbhavāñchīghraṃ duṣṭātmangaccha sāṃpratam
ครั้งนั้นพระราชาทรงเรียกทุษปัณยะมาแล้วตรัสว่า “โอ้ผู้มีใจชั่ว จงออกไปจากแผ่นดินนี้โดยเร็ว—เดี๋ยวนี้เอง”
The King (rājā)
Tirtha: सेतुक्षेत्र
Type: kshetra
Scene: राजा Duṣpaṇya को बुलाकर कठोर वाणी में आदेश देता है—‘अस्माद्देशाद्… गच्छ’; दूत/प्रहरी पास खड़े।
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