Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
कौशिका राक्षसाश्चापि चोरा जाराश्च ये नराः । ते सर्वे प्रोचुः संहृष्टाः समालिंग्य परस्परम्
kauśikā rākṣasāścāpi corā jārāśca ye narāḥ | te sarve procuḥ saṃhṛṣṭāḥ samāliṃgya parasparam
พวกเกาศิกะ แม้เหล่ารากษส โจร และชายผู้ล่วงประเวณี—คนเหล่านั้นทั้งหมดต่างเปล่งเสียงด้วยความยินดี แล้วโอบกอดกันและกัน
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta-like narration within Māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A nocturnal street-scene near a sacred locale: rough men—Kauśikas, rākṣasa-like figures, thieves, and clandestine lovers—laughing and embracing under an unnaturally extended night, with the sun absent and the sky heavy with omens.
FAQs
The text contrasts dharma and adharma: those living by transgression rejoice when moral and ritual restraints weaken.
The verse is contextual to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha episode; it focuses on societal reaction rather than naming the site.
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