Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
अन्त्यजा अपि नो कर्म यत्कुर्वन्ति विगर्हितम् । आभीरास्तच्च कुर्वंति तत्किमेतत्त्वया कृतम्
antyajā api no karma yatkurvanti vigarhitam | ābhīrāstacca kurvaṃti tatkimetattvayā kṛtam
ادنیٰ درجے والے بھی وہ مذموم کام نہیں کرتے جو یہ کرتے ہیں؛ مگر آبھیر وہی کرتے ہیں۔ پھر تم نے یہ کیوں کیا؟
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice; admonitory dialogue context)
Scene: A confrontational scene: a dharmic speaker challenges an offender, pointing out that even the most marginalized avoid such a deed; the offender appears ashamed.
FAQs
It underscores that blameworthy actions remain blameworthy regardless of social identity, and it rebukes choosing adharma knowingly.
Not identifiable from this isolated verse; it appears as part of a broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it is a direct ethical reprimand.