Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
कस्मात्तस्यास्तिरस्कारं मम यच्छसि निष्ठुरम् । अज्ञातां मूढबुद्धिः सन्विशेषान्मानुषोद्भवाम्
kasmāttasyāstiraskāraṃ mama yacchasi niṣṭhuram | ajñātāṃ mūḍhabuddhiḥ sanviśeṣānmānuṣodbhavām
Warum häufst du mir so grausam Verachtung auf? Du kennst mich nicht, und du, mit törichtem Geist, erkennst nicht die Unterschiede, die dem menschlichen Verhalten geziemen.
Dīrghikā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/śaunaka-group (typical frame; not stated in verse)
Scene: A tense confrontation: a wronged ascetic or brāhmaṇa figure rebukes a woman for contempt; gestures of accusation and moral admonition dominate the scene.
FAQs
Dharma includes restraint in speech—contempt without understanding is portrayed as a moral failure.
The moral teaching is delivered within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative context of the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; the verse focuses on ethical conduct (ācāra) and the impropriety of harsh judgment.