Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
त्वमेवं विहितो भूप वासिष्ठैरंत्यजस्तु तैः । मया भूयोऽपि भूपालः कर्तव्यो नात्र संशयः
tvamevaṃ vihito bhūpa vāsiṣṭhairaṃtyajastu taiḥ | mayā bhūyo'pi bhūpālaḥ kartavyo nātra saṃśayaḥ
ข้าแต่ภูปะ แม้พวกของวสิษฐะจะทำให้ท่านตกสู่ฐานะจัณฑาล แต่เราจักทำให้ท่านเป็นพระราชาอีกครั้ง—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย
Viśvāmitra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viśvāmitra speaks firmly to the humbled king, pointing as if to negate the curse of Vasiṣṭha’s followers; the king’s posture shifts from despair to hope.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes that downfall can be reversed through proper guidance, expiation, and sacred merit.
Not specified in this verse; it supports the larger tīrtha narrative of regaining purity and status.
Implied remedial program under Viśvāmitra; explicit instructions follow in the subsequent verse (tīrthayātrā).