Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
अन्त्यजा अपि नो कर्म यत्कुर्वन्ति विगर्हितम् । आभीरास्तच्च कुर्वंति तत्किमेतत्त्वया कृतम्
antyajā api no karma yatkurvanti vigarhitam | ābhīrāstacca kurvaṃti tatkimetattvayā kṛtam
এমন নিন্দিত কর্ম অন্ত্যজেরাও করে না; কিন্তু আভীরেরা তা করে। তবে তুমি কেন এ কাজ করলে?
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice; admonitory dialogue context)
Scene: A confrontational scene: a dharmic speaker challenges an offender, pointing out that even the most marginalized avoid such a deed; the offender appears ashamed.
FAQs
It underscores that blameworthy actions remain blameworthy regardless of social identity, and it rebukes choosing adharma knowingly.
Not identifiable from this isolated verse; it appears as part of a broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it is a direct ethical reprimand.
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