Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
भार्गव उवाच । निशाचरस्य धर्मेण यत्त्वयोद्वाहिता सुता । तस्मान्निशाचरः पाप भव त्वमविलंबितम्
bhārgava uvāca | niśācarasya dharmeṇa yattvayodvāhitā sutā | tasmānniśācaraḥ pāpa bhava tvamavilaṃbitam
Bhārgava said: “Since, following the custom of a night-roaming being, you married off your daughter, therefore—O sinful one—become a niśācara yourself at once, without delay.”
Bhārgava (Paraśurāma/Bhṛgu-lineage sage)
Listener: The offender (addressed as ‘pāpa’)
Scene: The Bhārgava brāhmaṇa pronounces a curse with raised hand; the offender recoils as shadowy, nocturnal traits begin to overtake him—symbolic onset of niśācara nature.
FAQs
Adharma—especially in matters of marriage and social duty—brings immediate karmic consequence; wrong conduct reshapes one’s destiny.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is a dharma-focused narrative moment within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse centers on conduct (dharma) and the consequence of violating or mimicking improper custom.