Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
किमिदं युज्यते कर्तुं त्वया रात्रिपतेऽधम । कर्म मूढ सतां बाह्य धर्मशास्त्रविगर्हितम्
kimidaṃ yujyate kartuṃ tvayā rātripate'dhama | karma mūḍha satāṃ bāhya dharmaśāstravigarhitam
ஓ இரவின் அதிபதி, தாழ்ந்தவனே! நீ இவ்வாறு செய்வது எவ்வாறு பொருத்தம்? ஓ மடையனே, இச்செயல் சத்புருஷரின் ஒழுக்கத்திற்கு அப்பாற்பட்டது; தர்மசாஸ்திரங்கள் இதை நிந்திக்கின்றன।
Dakṣa (addressing Chandra/Soma)
Scene: Dakṣa rebukes the Moon (‘Lord of Night’) with stern, didactic authority; the Moon stands confronted, luminous yet chastened, in a court-like setting.
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Purāṇic dharma is measured against śāstric standards; actions that harm others and violate prescribed duty are to be rejected.
No site is named in this verse; it is a moral admonition within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya context.
No ritual is prescribed; it appeals to Dharmaśāstra as normative guidance.
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