Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
एवं विडंबितास्तेन ह्यूर्ध्ववक्त्रावलोकिनः । ये चान्ये भयसंत्रस्ता न यांति च तदालयम्
evaṃ viḍaṃbitāstena hyūrdhvavaktrāvalokinaḥ | ye cānye bhayasaṃtrastā na yāṃti ca tadālayam
ด้วยเหตุนี้ ผู้ที่เงยหน้าขึ้นมองจึงถูกเขาเยาะเย้ย และคนอื่นๆ ที่หวาดกลัวต่างก็ไม่กล้าไปยังบ้านหลังนั้น
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A line of would-be guests recoil from a doorway; some who dared to lift their faces are mocked; others whisper and turn away in fear, avoiding the house altogether.
FAQs
Social shame follows lack of restraint, and fear spreads when dharma is perceived as threatened or manipulated.
The broader passage is within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative, but this verse focuses on the household episode rather than a named site.
No ritual is prescribed; it narrates the consequence of disobeying a conduct rule.