Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 105
ततःप्रभृति ते सर्वे राक्षसत्वं प्रपेदिरे । क्रूराण्यपि च कर्माणि कुर्वंति च पदेपदे
tataḥprabhṛti te sarve rākṣasatvaṃ prapedire | krūrāṇyapi ca karmāṇi kurvaṃti ca padepade
Von da an gelangten sie alle in den Zustand von Rākṣasas; und bei jedem Schritt vollbrachten sie auch grausame Taten.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Listener: A King (rājan)
Scene: A narrator describes a group whose nature has turned rākṣasa-like; their footsteps leave signs of harm—broken offerings, frightened villagers, darkened ritual space.
FAQs
Character is shaped by repeated actions; cruelty practiced continually hardens into a destructive nature (rākṣasatva).
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it serves the moral arc within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; the verse is descriptive of moral decline and conduct.