Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
अत्रांतरे दुराचारः कोपि पापाकृतिर्वने । जालं प्रसारयामास तद्यदा जीवपूरितम्
atrāṃtare durācāraḥ kopi pāpākṛtirvane | jālaṃ prasārayāmāsa tadyadā jīvapūritam
Sementara itu, di dalam hutan ada seorang yang durjana, seakan-akan berwujud dosa; dia menghamparkan sebuah jala, dan ketika jala itu telah penuh dengan makhluk hidup—
Unspecified narrator
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wicked man in the forest spreads a net; it becomes filled with living creatures—an image of predation and impending suffering.
FAQs
Cruelty and predation are marked as adharma, setting up karmic consequences within the sacred narrative frame.
No specific tīrtha is named; the forest functions as the narrative setting near/within a tīrtha-māhātmya.
None; the verse depicts an unethical act (spreading a net to capture beings).