Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
अयि जारिणि दुर्बुद्धे किमेतत्ते विचेष्टितम् । अस्मत्कुले सुदुष्कीर्त्तिं कृतवत्यसि बालिशे
ayi jāriṇi durbuddhe kimetatte viceṣṭitam | asmatkule suduṣkīrttiṃ kṛtavatyasi bāliśe
Wahai perempuan pezina, wahai yang berniat jahat—apakah tingkah lakumu ini? Wahai gadis bodoh, engkau telah membawa aib yang berat atas garis keluarga kami.
Grāmavṛddhāḥ (village elders) addressing the young woman (contextual attribution)
Scene: A tense village courtyard: elders and kinsmen confront a young woman; accusatory gestures, stern faces, the woman lowered in shame; domestic architecture, dust, and gathered onlookers.
FAQs
Speech and conduct are treated as dharmic responsibilities; causing public scandal (duṣkīrti) is portrayed as a serious moral failing.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on social-dharmic judgment within a community setting.
None in this verse; it is a rebuke, not a ritual instruction.