Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15
विनते त्वं मृषा लोके नृशंसे कुलपांसनि । कृष्णं चैनं वद श्वेतं नरकं यास्यसे परम्
vinate tvaṃ mṛṣā loke nṛśaṃse kulapāṃsani | kṛṣṇaṃ cainaṃ vada śvetaṃ narakaṃ yāsyase param
“وِنَتا! تو دنیا کے سامنے جھوٹ بولتی ہے—اے سنگ دل، اپنے کُلن کی رسوائی! اسے سیاہ کہہ، سفید نہیں؛ ورنہ تو ہولناک نرک میں جائے گی۔”
Kadrū (by narrative context: Kadrū pressuring Vinatā in the wager)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: A king (nṛpottama) in the surrounding passage
Scene: Kadrū harshly accuses Vinatā of lying and threatens her with naraka unless she declares the horse black; the scene is confrontational and morally charged.
FAQs
Coercing others into falsehood is adharma; threats and public shaming intensify moral downfall.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it functions as a moral episode within the Revā Khaṇḍa framework.
None; the verse discusses ethical pressure and the fear of naraka as a deterrent.