Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
सपुरस्य सराष्ट्रस्य सकुटुंबस्य दुर्मतेः । येन त्वं निहतोऽद्यापि पंचम्यां पूजितो न च
sapurasya sarāṣṭrasya sakuṭuṃbasya durmateḥ | yena tvaṃ nihato'dyāpi paṃcamyāṃ pūjito na ca
Moga si berhati jahat itu—bersama kotanya, kerajaannya, dan seluruh keluarganya—yang telah membunuhmu, hingga kini pun janganlah dihormati walau pada hari Pañcamī (hari pemujaan).
Nāgī
Scene: The mother’s lament turns into a curse-like denunciation: she imagines the killer’s entire city and lineage falling into dishonor, especially being denied Pañcamī worship honors.
FAQs
It frames violence as adharma that destroys social and spiritual merit, contrasting sacred observance (like Pañcamī worship) with moral ruin.
Not explicit in this verse; the tīrtha context is broader, with the storyline moving toward Ananta.
A calendrical ritual marker appears: Pañcamī as a day associated with pūjā (worship), though no detailed procedure is given here.