Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
निवारयामास च तान्रुरुर्नाम महासुरः । जगृहुस्तस्य वस्त्राणि कुशांस्ते चिक्षिपुर्जले
nivārayāmāsa ca tānrururnāma mahāsuraḥ | jagṛhustasya vastrāṇi kuśāṃste cikṣipurjale
அப்போது ‘ருரு’ எனும் மஹாஸுரன் அவர்களைத் தடுத்தான். அவர்கள் அவனுடைய ஆடைகளைப் பறித்தனர்; அந்தத் தீயவர்கள் குசா புல்லை நீரில் எறிந்தனர்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā sacred waters (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: Ruru, a powerful asura, raises a hand to restrain attackers; others snatch the brāhmaṇa’s garments and fling kuśa into the water, polluting a ritual scene.
FAQs
Disrespect toward sacred ritual symbols (like kuśa) reflects adharma and leads to grave consequences in Purāṇic ethics.
The broader passage belongs to Dvārakā-māhātmya in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, oriented toward Dvārakā and its tīrthas.
No direct prescription here; kuśa appears as a sacred ritual item whose misuse is shown as an offense.