Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
अथ वा नैष दोषस्ते न कामवशगा नराः । लज्जंति च विजानंति कृत्याकृत्यं शुभाशुभम्
atha vā naiṣa doṣaste na kāmavaśagā narāḥ | lajjaṃti ca vijānaṃti kṛtyākṛtyaṃ śubhāśubham
یا شاید یہ تمہارا قصور نہیں؛ جو لوگ خواہش کے غلام نہیں ہوتے وہ شرم محسوس کرتے ہیں اور جانتے ہیں کہ کیا کرنا چاہیے اور کیا نہیں—کیا مبارک ہے اور کیا نامبارک۔
Unspecified (contextual speaker within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya dialogue)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative teaching moment: the speaker softens from accusation to diagnosis—desire clouds judgment; a calm figure embodies restraint while the tempted person appears confused.
FAQs
Freedom from desire supports viveka (discernment): such a person recognizes right and wrong and naturally feels moral shame when crossing dharma.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides the ethical framework often paired with tīrtha-merit narratives.
None; the verse emphasizes inner discipline rather than an external rite.