Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
अथ ते तां समालोक्य भर्त्सयित्वा मुहुर्मुहुः । संताड्य लकुटाघातैर्लोष्टघातैश्च मुष्टिभिः
atha te tāṃ samālokya bhartsayitvā muhurmuhuḥ | saṃtāḍya lakuṭāghātairloṣṭaghātaiśca muṣṭibhiḥ
Al verla, la insultaron repetidamente y la golpearon, atacándola con garrotes, terrones de tierra y con sus puños.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Scene: A lone woman is surrounded by assailants; they hurl abuse and strike her with clubs, clods, and fists; the scene is tense, dark, and morally charged, foreshadowing divine/karma-driven resolution.
FAQs
It portrays the compounding of adharma—cruelty layered upon greed—highlighting how violence deepens karmic entanglement.
The verse is narrative groundwork; the tīrtha’s glorification is articulated later through the sacred pond’s description.
None in this verse.
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