Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 108
उलूका राक्षसाश्चौराः कामिनः कुलटांऽगनाः । यां वांछंति सदा सोत्काः सुवृष्टिमिव कर्षुकाः
ulūkā rākṣasāścaurāḥ kāminaḥ kulaṭāṃ'ganāḥ | yāṃ vāṃchaṃti sadā sotkāḥ suvṛṣṭimiva karṣukāḥ
សត្វអ៊ូលុក រាក្សស ចោរ បុរសលោភកាម និងស្ត្រីកុលតា តែងប្រាថ្នាយប់នោះដោយក្តីក្លៀវក្លា—ដូចកសិករប្រាថ្នាភ្លៀងល្អ។
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māhātmya)
Scene: A moonlit night at the edge of a forest-road: owls on branches, shadowy rākṣasas and thieves lurking, lust-driven figures moving toward rendezvous; in the distance, farmers gaze at clouds, longing for rain—used as a striking simile for yearning.
FAQs
Adharmic tendencies seek darkness; the dhārmika should stay vigilant and anchored in restraint and right conduct.
The verse does not name a particular tīrtha; it frames ethical atmosphere within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
No direct rite is prescribed; it functions as a cautionary depiction of who thrives in the night.