Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
अथ तत्र पुरे पौराः सर्वे प्रोचुः परस्परम् । अयुक्तं कृतमेतेन ब्राह्मणेन दुरात्मना
atha tatra pure paurāḥ sarve procuḥ parasparam | ayuktaṃ kṛtametena brāhmaṇena durātmanā
তাৰ পাছত সেই নগৰত সকলো নগৰবাসীয়ে পৰস্পৰে ক’লে: “এই দুষ্টচিত্ত ব্ৰাহ্মণে অনুচিত কৰ্ম কৰিছে।”
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the city square, townspeople cluster in animated discussion, fingers raised in accusation; the accused brāhmaṇa is implied off-scene; the mood is righteous indignation mixed with concern.
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Status does not excuse adharma; society is shown as responsible for upholding dharma through moral censure and correction.
The larger context is a Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the specific site is not named in this verse.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse concerns ethical judgment and social dharma.
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