Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 132
कन्योवाच । मा मैवं वद मूढात्मन्नमेध्या इति योषितः । अत्र श्लोकः पुरा गीतो मनुना तं निबोध मे
kanyovāca | mā maivaṃ vada mūḍhātmannamedhyā iti yoṣitaḥ | atra ślokaḥ purā gīto manunā taṃ nibodha me
La jeune fille dit : « Ne parle pas ainsi, ô esprit égaré ; ne traite pas les femmes d’“impures”. Ici fut jadis chanté un vers par Manu ; apprends-le de moi. »
Kanyā (Maiden)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni / disputant (addressed as ‘mūḍhātman’)
Scene: A poised maiden addresses a sage or disputant, hand raised in gentle correction; a palm-leaf manuscript or scroll symbolizes Manu’s authority; the audience watches attentively.
FAQs
Avoid blanket condemnation; dharma discourse should be grounded in authoritative teaching and careful discrimination.
The verse itself does not name a site; it appears within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame.
None; it introduces a dharma-quotation attributed to Manu.