Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
किमिदं युज्यते कर्तुं त्वया रात्रिपतेऽधम । कर्म मूढ सतां बाह्य धर्मशास्त्रविगर्हितम्
kimidaṃ yujyate kartuṃ tvayā rātripate'dhama | karma mūḍha satāṃ bāhya dharmaśāstravigarhitam
ഹേ രാത്രിപതേ, അധമാ! നീ ഇങ്ങനെ ചെയ്യുന്നത് എങ്ങനെ യുക്തം? ഹേ മൂഢാ, ഈ കർമ്മം സജ്ജനാചാരത്തിന് പുറത്തുള്ളതും ധർമ്മശാസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ നിന്ദിക്കുന്നതുമാണ്।
Dakṣa (addressing Chandra/Soma)
Scene: Dakṣa rebukes the Moon (‘Lord of Night’) with stern, didactic authority; the Moon stands confronted, luminous yet chastened, in a court-like setting.
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Purāṇic dharma is measured against śāstric standards; actions that harm others and violate prescribed duty are to be rejected.
No site is named in this verse; it is a moral admonition within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya context.
No ritual is prescribed; it appeals to Dharmaśāstra as normative guidance.