Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
न देवबलमाश्रित्य कदाचित्पापमाचरेत् । अज्ञानान्नश्यते क्षिप्रं नोत्तरं तु कदाचन
na devabalamāśritya kadācitpāpamācaret | ajñānānnaśyate kṣipraṃ nottaraṃ tu kadācana
لا ينبغي لأحدٍ أن يرتكبَ إثمًا متّكلًا على «قوّة الآلهة». فإن فُعِل عن جهلٍ قد يُمحى سريعًا، أمّا بعد ذلك فلا عذرَ أبدًا.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nareśvara / Pāṇḍava addressee
Scene: A pilgrim about to commit a wrong act is halted by an inner vision of Dharma holding a staff; behind, the river and temple bells remind of accountability.
FAQs
Dharma demands personal accountability: divine grace is not a license for wrongdoing, especially deliberate wrongdoing.
No new site is named; the verse gives a general dharmic caution within the ongoing tīrtha-mahātmya.
A behavioral restraint is prescribed: avoid pāpa, particularly intentional pāpa committed under the pretext of divine protection.