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
तेव्हा तिने त्याला धिक्कारून म्हटले—“अरे पापी! हे तू काय केलेस? हे सर्व लोकांनी निंदिलेले आहे, हे नर, आणि हे अपकीर्ती देणारेही ठरेल.”
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.