Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15
विनते त्वं मृषा लोके नृशंसे कुलपांसनि । कृष्णं चैनं वद श्वेतं नरकं यास्यसे परम्
vinate tvaṃ mṛṣā loke nṛśaṃse kulapāṃsani | kṛṣṇaṃ cainaṃ vada śvetaṃ narakaṃ yāsyase param
“വിനതേ, നീ ലോകസന്നിധിയിൽ അസത്യം പറയുന്നു—ഹേ ക്രൂരേ, കുലകലങ്കമേ! ഇതിനെ ശ്വേതമല്ല, കൃഷ്ണമെന്നു പറ; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീ ഘോര നരകത്തിലേക്കു പോകും.”
Kadrū (by narrative context: Kadrū pressuring Vinatā in the wager)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: A king (nṛpottama) in the surrounding passage
Scene: Kadrū harshly accuses Vinatā of lying and threatens her with naraka unless she declares the horse black; the scene is confrontational and morally charged.
FAQs
Coercing others into falsehood is adharma; threats and public shaming intensify moral downfall.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it functions as a moral episode within the Revā Khaṇḍa framework.
None; the verse discusses ethical pressure and the fear of naraka as a deterrent.