Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
निवारयामास च तान्रुरुर्नाम महासुरः । जगृहुस्तस्य वस्त्राणि कुशांस्ते चिक्षिपुर्जले
nivārayāmāsa ca tānrururnāma mahāsuraḥ | jagṛhustasya vastrāṇi kuśāṃste cikṣipurjale
അപ്പോൾ ‘രുരു’ എന്ന മഹാസുരൻ അവരെ തടഞ്ഞു. അവർ അവന്റെ വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ പിടിച്ചെടുത്തു; ആ ദുഷ്ടർ കുശപ്പുല്ല് വെള്ളത്തിലേക്ക് എറിഞ്ഞു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā sacred waters (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: Ruru, a powerful asura, raises a hand to restrain attackers; others snatch the brāhmaṇa’s garments and fling kuśa into the water, polluting a ritual scene.
FAQs
Disrespect toward sacred ritual symbols (like kuśa) reflects adharma and leads to grave consequences in Purāṇic ethics.
The broader passage belongs to Dvārakā-māhātmya in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, oriented toward Dvārakā and its tīrthas.
No direct prescription here; kuśa appears as a sacred ritual item whose misuse is shown as an offense.