Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
अद्यप्रभृति देवेशि तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् । नो चेदस्याः प्रसंगेन प्रभविष्यंति मानवाः
adyaprabhṛti deveśi tathā nītirvidhīyatām | no cedasyāḥ prasaṃgena prabhaviṣyaṃti mānavāḥ
ตั้งแต่วันนี้เป็นต้นไป โอ้เทวีผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเทพทั้งหลาย ขอให้บัญญัติกฎเช่นนี้ไว้; มิฉะนั้น ด้วยการเกี่ยวข้องกับมลทินนี้ มนุษย์จักถูกครอบงำและได้รับโทษภัย
Rājā (the King)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king gestures decisively, as if issuing a proclamation; Devī listens, calm but potent. Scribes/attendants may be shown preparing to record the ordinance; the atmosphere carries urgency.
FAQs
Rāja-dharma includes instituting protective sacred order so that the community is not afflicted by impurity or disease.
The same kṣetra being discussed in Adhyāya 133; it is presented as a place whose sanctity must be safeguarded for the people.
A directive to establish a continuing rule/arrangement (nīti) under the Goddess’s guardianship to prevent harmful contact with the taint.