Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
ये गोब्राह्मणकन्यानां स्वामिमित्रतपस्विनाम् । अन्तरं यांति कार्येषु ते स्मृताः पापिनो नराः
ye gobrāhmaṇakanyānāṃ svāmimitratapasvinām | antaraṃ yāṃti kāryeṣu te smṛtāḥ pāpino narāḥ
جو لوگ گایوں، برہمنوں اور کنواری لڑکیوں کے معاملات میں ناحق مداخلت کرتے ہیں، اور آقا، دوستوں اور تپسویوں کے کاموں میں پھوٹ یا رکاوٹ ڈالتے ہیں—ایسے مرد شاستروں میں گنہگار قرار دیے گئے ہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A pilgrim assembly near a shrine: cows and brāhmaṇas are honored; a maiden is respectfully escorted; an ascetic meditates undisturbed while a wrongdoer is shown being restrained from interfering.
FAQs
Do not create discord or obstacles for the protected and the pious; dharma favors protection, service, and social harmony.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse gives general dharma supporting pilgrimage culture.
It prescribes ethical restraint—avoid obstructing or harming the affairs of brāhmaṇas, ascetics, and dependents.