Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
तत्रोचुः के च वृद्धास्तां बालां प्रति विनिर्दयाः । एषा पापमतिर्बाला कुलद्वयविनाशिनी
tatrocuḥ ke ca vṛddhāstāṃ bālāṃ prati vinirdayāḥ | eṣā pāpamatirbālā kuladvayavināśinī
وہاں کچھ بزرگ اس نوجوان لڑکی پر بےرحم ہو کر بولے: “یہ لڑکی گناہ کی نیت والی ہے؛ یہ دونوں خاندانوں کو برباد کرنے والی ہے۔”
Some grāmavṛddhāḥ (village elders) (contextual attribution)
Scene: A subset of elders, faces hardened, speaking with severity; the young woman recoils; the crowd’s mood turns from debate to punitive certainty.
FAQs
The verse illustrates how harsh, compassionless accusation can escalate conflict; dharma requires discernment, not merely condemnation.
None is mentioned; the theme is social ethics rather than sacred geography.
None; it is a narrative statement of accusation.