Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
अन्यथा वर्णगुरवः स्नातास्त्रैविद्यवर्त्मनि । कथं नु शप्तुमर्हन्ति स्वयं खिन्नामनागसम्
anyathā varṇaguravaḥ snātāstraividyavartmani | kathaṃ nu śaptumarhanti svayaṃ khinnāmanāgasam
Autrement, comment les vénérables maîtres des ordres sociaux—purifiés dans la voie des trois Veda—pourraient-ils être dignes de maudire celle qui est elle-même accablée et sans faute ?
Rukmiṇī
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A distressed woman addresses an unseen assembly of venerable teachers; they are depicted serene, Vedic, with water-pots and sacred threads, while she pleads her innocence.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma holds sages as guardians of order, yet narratives also explore the tension between authority and compassion.
The verse is part of Dvārakā Māhātmya; the sacred setting remains Dvārakā though not named explicitly here.
None; the verse is a moral question within the story.