Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
लोको निरङ्कुशः सर्वो मर्यादालङ्घने रतः । मर्यादा स्थापिता तेन शास्त्रं वीक्ष्य महर्षिभिः
loko niraṅkuśaḥ sarvo maryādālaṅghane rataḥ | maryādā sthāpitā tena śāstraṃ vīkṣya maharṣibhiḥ
Seluruh manusia menjadi tidak terkawal, gemar melanggar batas. Maka para maharishi, setelah meneliti śāstra, menetapkan batas-batas yang wajar.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: Rishis in a hermitage library-like setting, palm-leaf manuscripts open, establishing boundary stones and ritual precinct lines; people outside shown eager to cross, now guided back into order.
FAQs
Scripture-guided boundaries are a compassionate safeguard against human tendency toward excess and transgression.
No specific tīrtha is named here.
Not a specific ritual; it grounds ritual and conduct in śāstric authority.