Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
शास्ता भवान्प्रजानां हि न न्यायेन नियोक्ष्यति । भविष्यति भवांस्तस्मात्कृकलासो न संशयः
śāstā bhavānprajānāṃ hi na nyāyena niyokṣyati | bhaviṣyati bhavāṃstasmātkṛkalāso na saṃśayaḥ
“ನೀನು ಪ್ರಜೆಯ ಶಾಸ್ತಾ ಆಗಿದ್ದರೂ ನ್ಯಾಯದಿಂದ ಆಡಳಿತ ಮಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನೀನು ಕೃಕಲಾಸ (ಹಲ್ಲಿ) ಆಗುವೆ—ಸಂದೇಹವಿಲ್ಲ।”
Two brāhmaṇas (pronouncing the curse)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇas pronounce the curse with authoritative gestures; the king is implied as the target within the palace—an unseen sovereign about to be reduced to a lizard, symbolizing moral collapse.
FAQs
Power without justice is adharma; when a ruler abandons nyāya, karmic retribution follows inevitably.
The account belongs to the Dvārakā Māhātmya, linking ethical governance with the sacred history of Dvārakā.
No ritual is stated; the focus is on judicial dharma (nyāya) and its breach.