Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
यस्येदृशः कामचारो मय्यपि द्विजपांसन । अहं ते पश्यतस्तस्मान्नयामि सुरभिं गृहात्
yasyedṛśaḥ kāmacāro mayyapi dvijapāṃsana | ahaṃ te paśyatastasmānnayāmi surabhiṃ gṛhāt
«Si une telle conduite, livrée au bon plaisir, s’exerce même envers moi, misérable brāhmane, alors, sous tes yeux, j’emporterai Surabhī hors de ta demeure.»
Rājā (the king)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Jamadagni (addressed insultingly)
Scene: The king points toward the cow, ordering men to seize her; Surabhī stands near the hut; the sage is confronted amid a charged atmosphere.
FAQs
Disrespect toward spiritual custodians and seizure of sacred property is a hallmark of adharma and invites ruin.
The episode sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā-region narrative setting rather than praising a single named tīrtha in this verse.
None; the verse depicts a violation of dharma (attempted seizure) rather than a rite.