Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
स गत्वा वैष्णवीं मूर्तिं तामुत्क्षिप्य सुदूरतः । श्वभ्राद्बहिः प्रचिक्षेप भर्त्समानः पुनः पुनः
sa gatvā vaiṣṇavīṃ mūrtiṃ tāmutkṣipya sudūrataḥ | śvabhrādbahiḥ pracikṣepa bhartsamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
அவன் வைஷ்ணவீ பிரதிமையிடம் சென்று அதைத் தூக்கி மிகத் தொலைவில் எறிந்தான்; குழியிலிருந்து வெளியே மீண்டும் மீண்டும் வீசி, தொடர்ந்து இகழ்ச்சிச் சொற்கள் கூறினான்.
Unspecified (narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Sūta in surrounding passage)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vṛka seizes the Vaiṣṇavī image from its place, hurls it far away, and repeatedly throws it out of a pit while shouting insults; the icon’s aura contrasts with the aggressor’s harsh motion.
FAQs
Disrespect toward sacred forms (mūrti) is portrayed as grave aparādha, inviting swift downfall in purāṇic ethics.
The broader chapter is tīrtha-centered in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, but this verse does not name the site.
None; it narrates an act of desecration rather than a prescribed rite.