Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
सोऽहं भद्रे दुराचारो नृशंसो जीवघातकः । यास्यामि नरकं घोरं कर्मणानेन सर्वदा
so'haṃ bhadre durācāro nṛśaṃso jīvaghātakaḥ | yāsyāmi narakaṃ ghoraṃ karmaṇānena sarvadā
اے بھدرے، میں بدکردار، سنگ دل اور جانداروں کا قاتل ہوں۔ اسی عمل کے سبب میں یقیناً ہولناک دوزخ میں جاؤں گا۔
Vyāghra (the tiger)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The tiger, head lowered, admits cruelty and fear of hell; the scene is emotionally heavy—contrition in a wild creature, with the truthful woman as compassionate witness.
FAQs
Recognition of sin (pāpa-bodha) and karmic consequence is the first step toward reform and dharmic uplift.
The verse functions within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; it underscores the tīrtha’s moral-spiritual atmosphere rather than naming a site here.
No direct prescription; it sets up the need for instruction (upadeśa), repentance, and dharmic correction.