Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
अथ वा नैष दोषस्ते न कामवशगा नराः । लज्जंति च विजानंति कृत्याकृत्यं शुभाशुभम्
atha vā naiṣa doṣaste na kāmavaśagā narāḥ | lajjaṃti ca vijānaṃti kṛtyākṛtyaṃ śubhāśubham
ឬប្រហែលវាមិនមែនជាកំហុសរបស់អ្នកទេ៖ មនុស្សដែលមិនត្រូវបានបំណងប្រាថ្នាគ្រប់គ្រង នឹងមានអារម្មណ៍ខ្មាស់អៀន ហើយយល់ដឹងអំពីអ្វីគួរធ្វើ និងអ្វីមិនគួរធ្វើ—អ្វីជាមង្គល និងអ្វីអមង្គល។
Unspecified (contextual speaker within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya dialogue)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative teaching moment: the speaker softens from accusation to diagnosis—desire clouds judgment; a calm figure embodies restraint while the tempted person appears confused.
FAQs
Freedom from desire supports viveka (discernment): such a person recognizes right and wrong and naturally feels moral shame when crossing dharma.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides the ethical framework often paired with tīrtha-merit narratives.
None; the verse emphasizes inner discipline rather than an external rite.