Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
स याति नरकं घोरं त्यज्यते च गुणैर्द्रुतम् । तस्मादाज्ञापय क्षिप्रं मां मुने स्वगृहाय भोः
sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ tyajyate ca guṇairdrutam | tasmādājñāpaya kṣipraṃ māṃ mune svagṛhāya bhoḥ
Celui qui agit ainsi tombe dans un enfer terrible, et la vertu l’abandonne promptement. C’est pourquoi, ô muni, ordonne sans délai qu’on me conduise à ta demeure.
Viśvāmitra (contextual, addressing Vasiṣṭha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king, anxious, speaks of dreadful hell and the slipping away of virtue, imploring the sage to allow entry and hospitality for himself and his men.
FAQs
Neglect of dharma leads to the loss of virtue and grave karmic consequences; prompt right action is urged.
This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya frame, but this specific line emphasizes dharma in a narrative episode rather than naming a distinct tīrtha.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is a moral injunction to act promptly and rightly.