Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
यत्पुनस्त्वं कृतस्तेन कामुकेन दुरात्मना । व्यर्थश्रमोऽप्रमाणीव कृतेऽस्माकं गतः स्वयम्
yatpunastvaṃ kṛtastena kāmukena durātmanā | vyarthaśramo'pramāṇīva kṛte'smākaṃ gataḥ svayam
‘اور مزید یہ کہ اُس شہوت پرست بدباطن کے سبب آپ کو یوں بنا دیا گیا گویا آپ کی محنت رائیگاں گئی اور آپ کی اتھارٹی کو مانا نہ گیا—حالانکہ آپ نے یہ سب ہمارے لیے کیا تھا۔’
The daughters of Dakṣa (contextual)
Scene: The daughters, now more forceful, gesture toward the absent Moon as they tell Dakṣa that his efforts have been rendered futile; Dakṣa’s face tightens, signaling the rise of righteous anger.
FAQs
When desire overrides dharmic instruction, even rightful authority is dishonored, and suffering follows as a karmic consequence.
This verse is narrative and does not name a tīrtha directly.
None; the focus is ethical breach and its social-spiritual fallout.