Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
यत्पुनस्त्वं कृतस्तेन कामुकेन दुरात्मना । व्यर्थश्रमोऽप्रमाणीव कृतेऽस्माकं गतः स्वयम्
yatpunastvaṃ kṛtastena kāmukena durātmanā | vyarthaśramo'pramāṇīva kṛte'smākaṃ gataḥ svayam
‘കൂടാതെ ആ കാമുക ദുഷ്ടാത്മാവിനാൽ, നിങ്ങൾ ചെയ്ത പരിശ്രമം വ്യർത്ഥമായതുപോലെയും നിങ്ങളുടെ അധികാരം അവഗണിക്കപ്പെട്ടതുപോലെയും ആയി—ഞങ്ങൾക്കായി നിങ്ങൾ തന്നേ ശ്രമിച്ചിട്ടും.’
The daughters of Dakṣa (contextual)
Scene: The daughters, now more forceful, gesture toward the absent Moon as they tell Dakṣa that his efforts have been rendered futile; Dakṣa’s face tightens, signaling the rise of righteous anger.
FAQs
When desire overrides dharmic instruction, even rightful authority is dishonored, and suffering follows as a karmic consequence.
This verse is narrative and does not name a tīrtha directly.
None; the focus is ethical breach and its social-spiritual fallout.