Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
चकर्षुश्चरणौ गृह्य शपंतो दुष्टचेतसः । पदे गृहीत्वा तमृषिं नीत्वा सीम्नि व्यसर्जयन्
cakarṣuścaraṇau gṛhya śapaṃto duṣṭacetasaḥ | pade gṛhītvā tamṛṣiṃ nītvā sīmni vyasarjayan
ते दुष्टबुद्धी लोक शाप देत देत त्याचे पाय धरून ओढू लागले. त्या ऋषीला पायाने धरून सीमारेषेपर्यंत नेऊन तिथे टाकून दिले.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Ānarta-sīmā (border of the region)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Evil men drag a sage by the feet, cursing him, and throw him out at the border; the sage’s body is limp from suffering, dust rising along the path to the sīmā.
FAQs
Harming or humiliating a sage is a severe adharma; Purāṇas repeatedly warn that such acts recoil upon the offender.
The episode is situated within Dvārakā-māhātmya, preparing the ground for the later emphasis on refuge in Viṣṇu and tīrtha-merit.
None explicitly; the verse functions as narrative setup highlighting the violation of dharma.