Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
नापराधमिमं शक्तः सोढ़ुं चाहं कथंचन । अपि ब्राह्मणमुख्यस्य जनस्यान्यस्य का कथा
nāparādhamimaṃ śaktaḥ soḍha़ुṃ cāhaṃ kathaṃcana | api brāhmaṇamukhyasya janasyānyasya kā kathā
(Paraśurāma berkata:) “Aku sama sekali tidak mampu menanggung penghinaan sebesar ini—lebih-lebih lagi jika dilakukan terhadap seorang brāhmaṇa yang utama; apatah lagi terhadap orang lain, apa lagi yang perlu dikatakan?”
Paraśurāma (implied by ‘aham’)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (best of brāhmaṇas/sages)
Scene: Paraśurāma declares his inability to tolerate offense, eyes blazing yet controlled; sages appear concerned, embodying the counterweight of śama.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma treats brāhmaṇa-aparādha as extremely serious; protecting the righteous is central to social and spiritual order.
The verse is part of the Adhyāya 94 tīrtha legend in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where the site’s sanctity is framed through Paraśurāma’s conduct and instruction.
No explicit ritual; it stresses ethical priority: avoidance of aparādha, especially toward brāhmaṇas.