Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 113
हत्वा नारीं च साध्वीं च को नु मां तारयिष्यति । सत्वरेण मयाज्ञप्तश्चिरकारी ह्युदारधीः
hatvā nārīṃ ca sādhvīṃ ca ko nu māṃ tārayiṣyati | satvareṇa mayājñaptaścirakārī hyudāradhīḥ
‘اگر میں کسی عورت کو—بلکہ ایک پاک دامن عورت کو—قتل کر دوں تو پھر مجھے کون بچائے گا؟ عجلت میں میں نے چِراکاری کو حکم دے دیا، حالانکہ وہ عالی ظرف ہے۔’
The distressed father (contextually Gautama) speaking; embedded within Sūta’s narration (deduced from surrounding verses)
Scene: A tormented man speaks aloud, imagining the horror of killing a virtuous woman; in the background, the figure of Cirakārī is implied—steady, noble, yet commanded in haste.
FAQs
Harming the innocent, especially the virtuous, is a grave pātaka; repentance begins with recognizing the moral catastrophe of one’s command.
No explicit tīrtha is glorified; the emphasis is on dharma within a household/āśrama crisis.
None; the verse is a confession of error and fear of sin.