Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
तव दुष्कर्मणो योऽसावनुमंता कनिष्ठकः । सुकर्ण इति विख्यातो भविता सोपि मानुषः
tava duṣkarmaṇo yo'sāvanumaṃtā kaniṣṭhakaḥ | sukarṇa iti vikhyāto bhavitā sopi mānuṣaḥ
Et ton cadet, complice par son assentiment à ton forfait—connu sous le nom de Sukarṇa—deviendra lui aussi un homme.
Gālava (continuing the curse)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two companions before a judging sage/authority: the principal offender is condemned more severely, while the younger accomplice Sukarṇa is named and assigned a lesser but real consequence—human birth.
FAQs
Even approving or enabling wrongdoing carries karmic weight; dharma judges not only the doer but also the supporter.
Setu-kṣetra is the narrative setting; the verse emphasizes ethical accountability rather than describing a specific tirtha-act.
None; the verse extends the curse to an accomplice, teaching moral responsibility.
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