Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
ततश्च गर्हयामास रपे किमिदं कृतम् । गर्हितं सर्वलोकानां नर कार्तिप्रदं तथा
tataśca garhayāmāsa rape kimidaṃ kṛtam | garhitaṃ sarvalokānāṃ nara kārtipradaṃ tathā
അപ്പോൾ അവൾ അവനെ ശാസിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഏ പാപി! നീ ഇതെന്തു ചെയ്തു? ഇത് സർവ്വലോകവും നിന്ദിക്കുന്നതാണ്, ഹേ നരാ; ഇതും അപകീർത്തി നൽകുന്നതാകും.”
Narrator (rebuke spoken by Nandinī within the narrative)
Listener: dvijāḥ (twice-born listeners)
Scene: A woman confronts a man with stern reproach; her gesture accusatory, his posture stunned and guilty; the atmosphere heavy with social condemnation and impending consequence.
FAQs
Adharma brings censure and lasting dishonor; Purāṇic dharma emphasizes accountability, repentance, and returning to righteous conduct.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it forms part of a broader tīrtha-māhātmya chapter narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this shloka.