Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
पापभेदी कृतघ्नश्च स्वामिविश्वासघातकः । गोघ्नश्च गरदश्चैव कन्याविक्रयकारकः
pāpabhedī kṛtaghnaśca svāmiviśvāsaghātakaḥ | goghnaśca garadaścaiva kanyāvikrayakārakaḥ
De même : le briseur du dharma, l’ingrat, le traître à la confiance du maître, le tueur de vache, l’empoisonneur, et même celui qui vend une jeune fille pour un prix de mariage.
Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Narmadā-māhātmya
Type: river
Listener: nṛpa (implied)
Scene: A moral tableau: figures representing betrayal of trust, poisoning, cow-killing, and commodification of marriage; above them, the sound of recitation appears as a luminous script stream washing over, indicating the possibility of purification and reform.
FAQs
The text underscores the gravity of specific adharma while preparing the claim that Narmadā’s glory purifies even such offenders.
Implicitly the Narmadā sacred region (Revā-kṣetra) whose Māhātmya is being taught.
No new rite is prescribed here; it continues the list of grave sins referenced in the surrounding verses.