Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
एवं शशाप च तदा परमार्थविज्ञं शिष्यं महात्मानमगाधबोधम् । स वै जगामाथ महाकविस्त्वरात्स्वमाश्रमं धर्म्मविदां वरिष्ठः
evaṃ śaśāpa ca tadā paramārthavijñaṃ śiṣyaṃ mahātmānamagādhabodham | sa vai jagāmātha mahākavistvarātsvamāśramaṃ dharmmavidāṃ variṣṭhaḥ
وهكذا، في ذلك الحين، لعن الحكيم العظيم تلميذه—العالِم بالحقيقة العليا، ذو النفس العظيمة والفهم الذي لا يُدرك غوره. ثم إنَّ بهارغافا، الشاعر الجليل وأفضل العارفين بالدارما، انطلق مسرعًا إلى أشرمه الخاص.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvara-khaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kedāra (narrative frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi-audience (frame)
Scene: After cursing, the great sage—still formidable yet composed—turns away and walks swiftly toward his hermitage; the disciple remains behind, thoughtful; the forest path suggests return to austerity.
FAQs
Even spiritually learned people can be bound by relational duties; dharma is portrayed as subtle, involving authority, intention, and consequence.
No single tirtha is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative bridge within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; it narrates the curse and the sage’s departure.