Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
यदि मेऽस्ति क्वचिद्दोषः कामजोऽल्पोऽपि गात्रके । कृतो वाऽपि बलात्तेन तक्षकेण दुरात्मना
yadi me'sti kvaciddoṣaḥ kāmajo'lpo'pi gātrake | kṛto vā'pi balāttena takṣakeṇa durātmanā
اگر مجھ میں کہیں بھی کوئی عیب ہو—خواہش سے پیدا ہوا، بدن پر ذرا سا بھی—یا وہ بدباطن تَکشک نے زبردستی مجھ پر ٹھونسا ہو…
Dvijottama (the ritual officiant; prayer begins here)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A virtuous woman, solemn and composed, speaks a vow-like statement about any desire-born fault or forced taint by the wicked Takṣaka; the atmosphere is tense, moral, and anticipatory of an ordeal.
FAQs
Purification includes honest recognition of faults—whether self-born through desire or imposed by coercion—before seeking ritual and divine cleansing.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter, but the place-name is not contained within this line.
A confessional statement preceding expiation, likely addressed to agni/deity as part of a śuddhi/prāyaścitta rite.