Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 79
अथ तं वीक्ष्य संसिद्धं कुमन्त्रेणापि तस्करम् । ते विप्रा विस्मयाविष्टाः कृपाविष्टा विशेषतः
atha taṃ vīkṣya saṃsiddhaṃ kumantreṇāpi taskaram | te viprā vismayāviṣṭāḥ kṛpāviṣṭā viśeṣataḥ
তেতিয়া তেওঁলোকে দেখিলে যে সেই চোৰজন—দোষযুক্ত মন্ত্রেও—সম্পূৰ্ণ সিদ্ধ হৈ উঠিছে; তাতে সেই ব্ৰাহ্মণসকল বিস্ময়ে আচ্ছন্ন হ’ল আৰু বিশেষকৈ কৰুণাৰে দ্ৰৱীভূত হ’ল।
Unknown (Tīrthamāhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the Māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-inquirer/ṛṣi audience (implied)
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇa-sages in a forest clearing behold a rugged robber who appears ‘accomplished’/transfigured; their faces show astonishment and compassion.
FAQs
Spiritual change can arise in unexpected ways; witnessing transformation should awaken compassion rather than condemnation.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; the tīrtha-māhātmya frame suggests the sacred setting supports such transformation.
No explicit prescription; it highlights the surprising efficacy of practice and the ethical response of compassion.
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