Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
अहो पापसमाचारो दुष्टोऽयं ब्राह्मणाधमः । अपापां धर्मपत्नीं यो मिथ्यादोषेणयोजयेत्
aho pāpasamācāro duṣṭo'yaṃ brāhmaṇādhamaḥ | apāpāṃ dharmapatnīṃ yo mithyādoṣeṇayojayet
അയ്യോ, എത്ര പാപാചാരം! ഈ ദുഷ്ട ബ്രാഹ്മണാധമൻ നിർദോഷയായ ധർമ്മപത്നിയിലേയ്ക്ക് മിഥ്യാദോഷം ചുമത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു.
Public/people (collective condemnation; implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Elders and townsfolk speak with fierce moral clarity; the husband is depicted as ashamed and cornered; the wife stands as 'dharmapatnī'—steady, modest, unwavering.
FAQs
Slander against the innocent—especially by misusing social or religious status—is portrayed as grave adharma.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the wider Tīrthamāhātmya narrative context.
None; the verse is ethical condemnation rather than ritual instruction.