Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तस्याः साधुवादो महानभूत् । धिक्छब्दश्च तथा पत्युः सर्वैर्दत्तः सुगर्हितः
etasminnantare tasyāḥ sādhuvādo mahānabhūt | dhikchabdaśca tathā patyuḥ sarvairdattaḥ sugarhitaḥ
Pada saat itu, pujian yang lantang bangkit memihaknya; dan daripada semua orang juga terdengar laungan kecaman yang keras—“Malulah!”—ditujukan kepada suaminya yang dihukum cela.
Narrator (contextual; not explicitly marked in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A crowd erupts: some raise hands in approval toward the vindicated woman; others point accusingly at the husband, faces stern; the atmosphere is charged with moral judgment.
FAQs
Dharma upholds the innocent: society is shown praising righteousness and openly censuring unjust conduct.
This verse is part of the Tīrthamāhātmya flow in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, but no specific tīrtha-name appears in this single śloka.
No ritual act (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.