Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
तद्वक्ष्यति प्रमुक्ताहं निर्दोषा तेन रागिणा । न श्रद्धां याति लोकोऽयं शुद्धैषा समुदाहृता
tadvakṣyati pramuktāhaṃ nirdoṣā tena rāgiṇā | na śraddhāṃ yāti loko'yaṃ śuddhaiṣā samudāhṛtā
นางจักกล่าวว่า “ข้าพเจ้าถูกปล่อยแล้ว ข้าพเจ้าไร้มลทิน—แม้โดยผู้นั้นผู้ถูกราคะครอบงำ” แต่โลกนี้กลับไม่เชื่อถือ แม้นางถูกประกาศว่าเป็นผู้บริสุทธิ์แล้วก็ตาม
Dvijottamāḥ (the assembled brāhmaṇas) continuing their address
Type: kshetra
Scene: The maiden speaks or is about to speak: one hand raised in oath-like gesture, eyes earnest; the crowd remains skeptical; the phrase ‘śuddhā’ hangs as a moral indictment of the onlookers.
FAQs
Dharma addresses not only inner innocence but also the restoration of social confidence through recognized means of clarification and purity.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame.
The verse implies the need for a recognized declaration of purity, but does not specify a particular rite here.