Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
सौदामिनीव विचरन्दृश्यसे प्राज्ञसंमतः । सदा कलिकरो लोके निर्दयः सर्वप्राणिषु
saudāminīva vicarandṛśyase prājñasaṃmataḥ | sadā kalikaro loke nirdayaḥ sarvaprāṇiṣu
तुम बिजली की चमक-से विचरते हुए दिखाई देते हो और बुद्धिमान तुम्हें मान्य मानते हैं; फिर भी तुम जगत में सदा कलह कराने वाले, सब प्राणियों पर निर्दयी हो।
Phālguna (Arjuna)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame)
Scene: A personified force of Kali/discord moves like a streak of lightning across a darkened world; sages observe with mixed awe and disapproval, while beings recoil from cruelty.
FAQs
Outer reputation and inner intent are scrutinized; dharma values compassion, even when sharp actions seem to provoke change.
No holy site is named in this verse.
None; it is a moral critique framed within dialogue.