Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे परिभूतिपदं गताः । प्रोचुर्भार्गवमभ्येत्य दुःखेन महतान्विताः
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve paribhūtipadaṃ gatāḥ | procurbhārgavamabhyetya duḥkhena mahatānvitāḥ
แล้วพราหมณ์ทั้งปวงนั้นตกอยู่ในสภาพถูกดูหมิ่น ครั้นถูกความทุกข์ใหญ่ครอบงำ จึงเข้าไปหา ภารควะ (ราม) และกราบทูลถ้อยคำด้วยความระทม
Sūta (implied continuation of narration)
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, dejected and dishonored, approach Bhārgava Rāma to report their suffering; their posture is humble, hands folded, faces sorrowful.
FAQs
When righteous people are oppressed, seeking protection from a dharmic guardian is portrayed as legitimate recourse within Purāṇic ethics.
Not specified in this verse; it sets up the Bhārgava narrative often linked to tīrtha origins and sanctification.
None; it is a narrative transition to a plea for justice.