Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
न देवबलमाश्रित्य कदाचित्पापमाचरेत् । अज्ञानान्नश्यते क्षिप्रं नोत्तरं तु कदाचन
na devabalamāśritya kadācitpāpamācaret | ajñānānnaśyate kṣipraṃ nottaraṃ tu kadācana
دیوتاؤں کی ‘قوت’ کے سہارے کبھی پاپ نہ کرے۔ اگر نادانی میں ہو جائے تو وہ جلد مٹ سکتا ہے، مگر اس کے بعد کبھی کوئی عذر باقی نہیں رہتا۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nareśvara / Pāṇḍava addressee
Scene: A pilgrim about to commit a wrong act is halted by an inner vision of Dharma holding a staff; behind, the river and temple bells remind of accountability.
FAQs
Dharma demands personal accountability: divine grace is not a license for wrongdoing, especially deliberate wrongdoing.
No new site is named; the verse gives a general dharmic caution within the ongoing tīrtha-mahātmya.
A behavioral restraint is prescribed: avoid pāpa, particularly intentional pāpa committed under the pretext of divine protection.