Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
कस्मात्तस्यास्तिरस्कारं मम यच्छसि निष्ठुरम् । अज्ञातां मूढबुद्धिः सन्विशेषान्मानुषोद्भवाम्
kasmāttasyāstiraskāraṃ mama yacchasi niṣṭhuram | ajñātāṃ mūḍhabuddhiḥ sanviśeṣānmānuṣodbhavām
Mengapa engkau dengan kejam menimpakan penghinaan kepadaku? Aku tidak dikenal olehmu, dan engkau yang berakal dungu tidak memahami perbedaan yang patut dalam dharma perilaku manusia.
Dīrghikā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/śaunaka-group (typical frame; not stated in verse)
Scene: A tense confrontation: a wronged ascetic or brāhmaṇa figure rebukes a woman for contempt; gestures of accusation and moral admonition dominate the scene.
FAQs
Dharma includes restraint in speech—contempt without understanding is portrayed as a moral failure.
The moral teaching is delivered within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative context of the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; the verse focuses on ethical conduct (ācāra) and the impropriety of harsh judgment.