Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
कोऽपराधस्त्वया तेषां कृतः पार्थिवसत्तम । प्राणद्रोहः कृतः किं वा दारधर्षणसंभवः
ko'parādhastvayā teṣāṃ kṛtaḥ pārthivasattama | prāṇadrohaḥ kṛtaḥ kiṃ vā dāradharṣaṇasaṃbhavaḥ
„Welches Vergehen hast du gegen sie begangen, o Bester der Könige? Hast du Leben verletzt, oder war es ein Frevel, der die Gattin eines anderen betraf?“
Viśvāmitra
Scene: Viśvāmitra’s stern yet compassionate questioning, with symbolic vignettes hinted in the background (a deer fleeing, a guarded household) to evoke the two cited transgressions without explicit depiction.
FAQs
Grave sins such as violence and violation of marital sanctity are highlighted as major breaches of dharma with severe consequences.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it supports the moral framing within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it is a diagnostic question to determine the nature of wrongdoing.