Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
मृगावत्युवाच । यद्येवं पुत्रि यत्र त्वं प्रयास्यसि पतेर्गृहे । तस्य राज्ञस्तु यो विप्रः पौरोहित्ये व्यवस्थितः
mṛgāvatyuvāca | yadyevaṃ putri yatra tvaṃ prayāsyasi patergṛhe | tasya rājñastu yo vipraḥ paurohitye vyavasthitaḥ
مِرگاوتی نے کہا: “اگر ایسا ہے، بیٹی—جب تم اپنے شوہر کے گھر جاؤ گی—تو اس راجہ کا ایک برہمن ہے جو شاہی پُروہت کے منصب پر قائم ہے۔”
Mṛgāvatī
Scene: The queen/mother Mṛgāvatī speaks with composed authority to her daughter, indicating a plan involving the king’s royal priest; palace corridor or audience chamber suggested.
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