Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
रेरे मूर्ख दुराचार किं कर्तुं त्वं व्यवस्थितः । सर्वस्वं लोकनेत्राणामाहारं कर्तुमुद्यतः
rere mūrkha durācāra kiṃ kartuṃ tvaṃ vyavasthitaḥ | sarvasvaṃ lokanetrāṇāmāhāraṃ kartumudyataḥ
«អេ មនុស្សល្ងង់មានអាកប្បកិរិយាអាក្រក់—អ្នកបានតាំងចិត្តធ្វើអ្វី? តើអ្នកកំពុងរៀបចំលេបសម្បត្តិដ៏ល្អឥតខ្ចោះ ដែលជាអាហាររបស់ភ្នែកលោកទាំងមូលឬ?»
Mādhava (continuing admonition)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mādhava sharply rebukes the rākṣasa as a fool of wicked conduct, accusing him of preparing to devour the ‘treasure of the world’s eyes’; the maiden stands as the emblem of protected innocence.
FAQs
Adharma is exposed as both foolish and destructive; the righteous name it plainly and defend what is sacred and beautiful.
Not specified in this verse; the narrative belongs to the Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
None.