Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
सापराधे यस्तु पुत्रे ताते भ्रातरि चापि वा । पक्षपातं प्रकुर्वीत तस्य कुप्यति वायुजः
sāparādhe yastu putre tāte bhrātari cāpi vā | pakṣapātaṃ prakurvīta tasya kupyati vāyujaḥ
Wenn jemand einem schuldigen Sohn, Vater oder auch Bruder Parteilichkeit erweist und Befangenheit übt, dann wird Vāyus Sohn, Hanumān, über ihn unzufrieden.
Deductive attribution: a Purāṇic narrator/instructor within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A domestic-court scene: a guilty son/brother stands with lowered head; an elder tries to shield him; behind, Hanumān appears as a towering guardian figure, stern yet righteous, indicating displeasure at bias.
FAQs
Dharma requires impartiality; protecting wrongdoing due to family attachment invites divine displeasure.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse frames dharma as universally binding conduct.
No ritual is stated; the ‘practice’ prescribed is unbiased judgment and refusal to shield guilt.