Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
मणिभद्रो वराकोऽसौ मिथ्याचारेण घातितः । तस्य भार्या हृता चैव प्रसूतिं च नियोजिता
maṇibhadro varāko'sau mithyācāreṇa ghātitaḥ | tasya bhāryā hṛtā caiva prasūtiṃ ca niyojitā
‘ఆ దురదృష్టుడు మణిభద్రుడు మిథ్యాచారంతో హతమయ్యాడు; అతని భార్యను కూడా అపహరించారు, మరియు ఆమెను ప్రసవానికి బలవంతంగా నియోగించారు।’
Narrator reporting the man’s reflection (indirect speech)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark confession tableau: the speaker recalls Maṇibhadra’s killing by deceit and the seizure and coercion of his wife into childbirth; the imagery is heavy, ethical, and accusatory toward the self.
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Deceit and harm to others—especially violence and violation of family—are portrayed as heavy sins that demand sincere repentance and remedial dharma.
Not in this verse; the next verse points toward a Śaiva kṣetra for purification.
None directly; it enumerates sins that require prāyaścitta.
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