Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 103
परदाररतानां च यत्पापं जीवघातिनाम् । तन्मे स्याद्यदि नो हन्मि सर्पं दृष्टिवशं गतम्
paradāraratānāṃ ca yatpāpaṃ jīvaghātinām | tanme syādyadi no hanmi sarpaṃ dṛṣṭivaśaṃ gatam
Que le péché de ceux qui se complaisent dans l’épouse d’autrui, et le péché des meurtriers des êtres vivants, retombe sur moi—si je ne tue pas le serpent venu sous mon regard.
Unspecified first-person narrator (context not provided in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The vow-taker’s fierce declaration continues; symbolic imagery of forbidden desire and slaughter appears as cautionary shadows, while a serpent glides into view—triggering the vow’s violent intent.
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic dharma condemning adultery and violence, while portraying how a vow may invoke these sins as a self-imposed sanction.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this shloka.
None; it is part of an oath sequence.