Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 103
परदाररतानां च यत्पापं जीवघातिनाम् । तन्मे स्याद्यदि नो हन्मि सर्पं दृष्टिवशं गतम्
paradāraratānāṃ ca yatpāpaṃ jīvaghātinām | tanme syādyadi no hanmi sarpaṃ dṛṣṭivaśaṃ gatam
ಪರಸ್ತ್ರೀಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸಕ್ತರಾಗಿರುವವರಿಗೂ ಜೀವಹಂತಕರಿಗೂ ಇರುವ ಪಾಪವು ನನಗೆ ಬರಲಿ—ನನ್ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬಂದ ಸರ್ಪವನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸಂಹರಿಸದಿದ್ದರೆ।
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Type: kshetra
Scene: The vow-taker’s fierce declaration continues; symbolic imagery of forbidden desire and slaughter appears as cautionary shadows, while a serpent glides into view—triggering the vow’s violent intent.
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It reflects Purāṇic dharma condemning adultery and violence, while portraying how a vow may invoke these sins as a self-imposed sanction.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this shloka.
None; it is part of an oath sequence.
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