Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 93
शप्ताः सर्वे वयं तावत्प्रसादं कुरु तद्विभो । ते तेनाथ ततः प्रोक्ता नाहं वो राक्षसाधमाः
śaptāḥ sarve vayaṃ tāvatprasādaṃ kuru tadvibho | te tenātha tataḥ proktā nāhaṃ vo rākṣasādhamāḥ
‘ہم سب پر لعنت آ چکی ہے؛ پس اے صاحبِ اقتدار، ہم پر کرم فرما!’ تب اُس نے کہا: ‘میں نہیں—اے کمینے راکشسو—تمہیں یہ فضل دینے والا۔’
Messenger quoting the plea of the afflicted beings and the reply of Vibhīṣaṇa
Scene: Cursed rākṣasas plead for grace; the authoritative figure rebukes them, refusing personal dispensation, indicating a higher authority/path; the mood is stern but principled.
FAQs
Grace is not arbitrary; accountability and rightful channels of authority matter in dharmic order.
Rāmeśvara remains the sanctified narrative setting, though the verse centers on a moral exchange.
None; the verse concerns pleading for prasāda and the refusal of unauthorized relief.
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