Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
अचौराः प्रगृहीताश्च चौराः संरक्षिताः सदा । साधवः क्लेशिता नित्यं तेषां संहरता धनम्
acaurāḥ pragṛhītāśca caurāḥ saṃrakṣitāḥ sadā | sādhavaḥ kleśitā nityaṃ teṣāṃ saṃharatā dhanam
ผู้บริสุทธิ์ถูกจับกุม ส่วนโจรถูกคุ้มครองอยู่เสมอ; เหล่าผู้ทรงธรรมถูกเบียดเบียนไม่ขาด เมื่อทรัพย์ของเขาถูกยึดเอาไป
Narrator (deduced: a Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tableau of corruption: bound innocent villagers led away, thieves receiving protection or gifts, sādhus harassed, officials seizing grain and coins—dharma personified as a dimmed figure in the background.
FAQs
When rulers invert justice—shielding criminals and harming the virtuous—society loses dharma, and the ruler accrues grave sin.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it forms part of the cautionary narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; the verse addresses governance and justice rather than ritual.