Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
कोऽपराधस्त्वया तेषां कृतः पार्थिवसत्तम । प्राणद्रोहः कृतः किं वा दारधर्षणसंभवः
ko'parādhastvayā teṣāṃ kṛtaḥ pārthivasattama | prāṇadrohaḥ kṛtaḥ kiṃ vā dāradharṣaṇasaṃbhavaḥ
「王の中の最勝よ、汝は彼らにいかなる過ちを犯したのか。命を害する暴虐をなしたのか、それとも他人の妻に関わる不義の沙汰か。」
Viśvāmitra
Scene: Viśvāmitra’s stern yet compassionate questioning, with symbolic vignettes hinted in the background (a deer fleeing, a guarded household) to evoke the two cited transgressions without explicit depiction.
FAQs
Grave sins such as violence and violation of marital sanctity are highlighted as major breaches of dharma with severe consequences.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it supports the moral framing within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it is a diagnostic question to determine the nature of wrongdoing.