Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 53
गच्छ त्वं प्रेष्यतां राजा शीघ्रमत्र न संशयः । गतो भृत्यस्ततः शीघ्रं वेपमानः सुविह्वलः
gaccha tvaṃ preṣyatāṃ rājā śīghramatra na saṃśayaḥ | gato bhṛtyastataḥ śīghraṃ vepamānaḥ suvihvalaḥ
“جاؤ—راجا کو فوراً یہاں بلوایا جائے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔” پھر خادم کانپتا ہوا، نہایت گھبراہٹ میں، تیزی سے روانہ ہو گیا۔
Kanyā (command), then narrator describing the servant
Tirtha: Somanātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (frame implied)
Scene: The maiden commands; the messenger departs in haste, body trembling, glancing back toward the sacred grove as if pulled by unseen force.
FAQs
Revelations about sin and purification awaken awe; dharma requires prompt action when a sacred opportunity is revealed.
The same Somanātha-influenced holy zone being discussed in the Revā-khaṇḍa context.
An instruction to bring the king to the sacred location promptly; no detailed rite is specified.