Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
तेन शस्त्रविहीनानां विश्वस्तानां वधः कृतः । संत्यक्ताः शरणं प्राप्ताः पुरुषा भयविह्वलाः
tena śastravihīnānāṃ viśvastānāṃ vadhaḥ kṛtaḥ | saṃtyaktāḥ śaraṇaṃ prāptāḥ puruṣā bhayavihvalāḥ
அவனால் ஆயுதமற்றும் நம்பிக்கையுடன் இருந்த மக்களின் கொலை நிகழ்ந்தது; அடைக்கலம் நாடிய ஆண்களும் அச்சத்தால் கலங்கி கைவிடப்பட்டனர்।
Narrator (deduced: a Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grim courtly scene: armed retainers strike down unarmed supplicants with hands raised in refuge; the king’s face is hard, while sages or citizens look on in horror—foreshadowing karmic retribution.
FAQs
Betraying trust and harming the unarmed—especially those seeking refuge—is a severe violation of dharma and invites karmic retribution.
This verse does not name a specific tīrtha; it supports the Māhātmya by emphasizing the need for dharmic conduct around sacred spaces.
None; it is an ethical condemnation of violence and betrayal.