Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 168
ततः प्राह निजां भार्यां रहस्ये नृपसत्तम । ज्ञातोऽहं ब्राह्मणैः सर्वैरंत्यजातिसमुद्भवः । देशातरं गमिष्यामि त्वमागच्छ मया सह
tataḥ prāha nijāṃ bhāryāṃ rahasye nṛpasattama | jñāto'haṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ sarvairaṃtyajātisamudbhavaḥ | deśātaraṃ gamiṣyāmi tvamāgaccha mayā saha
จากนั้นเขาจึงกล่าวกับภรรยาของตนในที่ลับว่า 'ข้าถูกพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายล่วงรู้แล้วว่าเป็นผู้กำเนิดในวรรณะต่ำ ข้าจะไปต่างเมือง เจ้าจงไปกับข้าเถิด'
Unnamed man (addressing his wife; narration framed to a king)
Listener: nṛpasattama (addressed within the narration)
Scene: In a secluded chamber, the man confides to his wife that brāhmaṇas have recognized his antyaja birth; he proposes leaving for another land, inviting her to accompany him. The mood is hushed, tense, and sorrowful.
FAQs
Actions and identities hidden in society eventually become known; dharma narratives highlight accountability and the consequences of deception or fear.
No tīrtha-name appears in this verse; it continues the episode within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting.
None directly; the verse focuses on the narrative turn after the brāhmaṇas’ determination.