Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
लोप्त्रं मुक्त्वा तदग्रेऽथ प्रविवेश गुहांतरे । एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्तास्ते जना लोप्त्रहेतवे
loptraṃ muktvā tadagre'tha praviveśa guhāṃtare | etasminnaṃtare prāptāste janā loptrahetave
Sang pencuri meletakkan kendi air di hadapannya, lalu masuk ke dalam gua. Sementara itu orang-orang itu tiba di sana untuk mengambil kembali kendi tersebut.
Sūta (contextual)
Type: cave
Scene: A thief sets down a water-pot before a silent ascetic at a cave-mouth and slips into the dark interior; dust of approaching pursuers rises in the background.
FAQs
Misplaced evidence can lead to wrongful suspicion—highlighting the need for dharmic discernment (viveka).
The scene continues at Viśvāmitrī Tīrtha in Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-māhātmya.
No new rite is prescribed here; the verse advances the narrative leading to a dharmic dilemma.
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