Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 67
किं त्वया न श्रुतं लोके अवध्याः सर्वथा स्त्रियः । किं तु तुभ्यं गुणो ह्यस्ति दहने पवनेरितः
kiṃ tvayā na śrutaṃ loke avadhyāḥ sarvathā striyaḥ | kiṃ tu tubhyaṃ guṇo hyasti dahane pavaneritaḥ
N’as-tu pas entendu dans le monde que les femmes, en toute manière, ne doivent pas être mises à mort ? Pourtant, quelle « vertu » y a-t-il en toi, ô Feu, si tu ne brûles que poussé par le vent ?
Dānava women (collective lament; addressing Fire)
Scene: Personified Agni leans with the wind, flames bending sideways; a woman points to the wind as if exposing Agni’s lack of independent virtue; the scene feels like a courtroom of dharma amid disaster.
FAQs
Dharma includes protecting the vulnerable; violence without discernment is portrayed as mindless and meritless.
No specific tīrtha; the verse is an ethical statement within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None.