Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
इत्येवमादिभिर्नित्यं प्रेरणीप्रेक्षणीयकैः । प्रेरयेत्तान्महानित्थं पुत्रभ्रातृसुहृद्वृतः
ityevamādibhirnityaṃ preraṇīprekṣaṇīyakaiḥ | prerayettānmahānitthaṃ putrabhrātṛsuhṛdvṛtaḥ
یوں وہ ہمیشہ ایسے بھڑکانے والے اور دکھاوے بھرے کرتبوں سے انہیں اکساتا رہتا—وہ بڑا خبیث—اپنے بیٹوں، بھائیوں اور دوستوں میں گھرا ہوا۔
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sūta’s recitation in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A swaggering instigator at the center, gesturing theatrically while sons, brothers, and friends cluster around; the crowd is being urged forward, faces inflamed by spectacle.
FAQs
Adharma spreads through instigation and bad company; dharma requires discernment about companions and influences.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, using ethical exempla to guide pilgrims in Prabhāsa.
None; the verse focuses on social-moral dynamics.