Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
सांप्रतं मद्गृहे सोऽथ लोभनायागमिष्यति । स च कृत्रिम वेषेण निषेद्धव्यस्त्वया हि सः । स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय द्वारदेशं समाश्रितः
sāṃprataṃ madgṛhe so'tha lobhanāyāgamiṣyati | sa ca kṛtrima veṣeṇa niṣeddhavyastvayā hi saḥ | sa tatheti pratijñāya dvāradeśaṃ samāśritaḥ
À présent, il viendra chez moi pour séduire et tromper. Et puisqu’il arrive sous un déguisement factice, tu dois assurément l’arrêter. Il promit : «Qu’il en soit ainsi», puis se posta près de la porte.
Narrator (contextual, within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇa warns the doorkeeper: an impostor will arrive to entice; stop him because he wears an artificial disguise. The doorkeeper vows compliance and stands watch at the doorway, alert and steady.
FAQs
Dharma includes discernment—false appearances meant to mislead should be checked, especially when they threaten social and moral order.
The verse does not specify a tīrtha; it is part of an internal story within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
None explicitly; it gives an instruction to prevent an impostor from entering.