Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
त्वया हृताधुनास्यैतत्फलमाप्नुहि दुर्मते । इत्याकर्ण्य भयाविष्टो लज्जयाधोमुखो मुनेः
tvayā hṛtādhunāsyaitatphalamāpnuhi durmate | ityākarṇya bhayāviṣṭo lajjayādhomukho muneḥ
«ما دمتَ قد أخذتها الآن، فتلقَّ ثمرة هذا الفعل، يا خبيثَ النية!» فلما سمع ذلك استولى عليه الخوف، ومن شدة الخجل طأطأ وجهه أمام الحكيم.
Agniveśya (first half); Narrator (second half describing reaction)
Scene: A stern sage pronounces consequence; the offender stands trembling, head lowered in shame, hands slack or beginning to fold, the atmosphere heavy with moral gravity.
FAQs
Every act bears fruit (karma-phala); remorse and humility arise when one recognizes wrongdoing.
No site is directly referenced in this verse.
None; the implied corrective is repentance and surrender to the offended sage.