Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
अत्राऽगत्य तडागांते महामांसप्रभक्षणम् । कृतवानसि वैकल्यं कस्मात्ते दृष्टिसंभवम्
atrā'gatya taḍāgāṃte mahāmāṃsaprabhakṣaṇam | kṛtavānasi vaikalyaṃ kasmātte dṛṣṭisaṃbhavam
«ເຈົ້າມາຮອດທີ່ນີ້ ຢູ່ຂອບສະຫຼອງນ້ຳນີ້ ແລະໄດ້ກິນເນື້ອອັນໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນ. ເປັນຫຍັງເຈົ້າຈຶ່ງກໍ່ຄວາມຜິດນັ້ນ—ແລະສະພາບປັດຈຸບັນຂອງເຈົ້າເກີດຈາກເຫດໃດ?»
Agastya
Tirtha: तडाग-तीर्थ (प्रसङ्गगत)
Type: kund
Scene: मुनि तडाग-किनारे संकेत करते हुए प्रश्न करते; सामने दिव्य-रूपधारी व्यक्ति; पृष्ठभूमि में तडाग, कमल, और दूर दिव्य-सेवक; दृश्य में ‘दोष’ का संकेत—संकोच/लज्जा भाव।
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma treats food and conduct as ethically charged; wrongdoing invites consequences, while tīrtha-context prompts reflection and reform.
A sacred taḍāga (pond/tank) is central; the specific tīrtha name is not given in this verse.
No formal rite is prescribed, but the verse implies scrutiny of conduct at holy places, especially regarding purity of food.
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