Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
तत्क्षणाज्जायते साध्वी तस्मात्सामपरा भव । नो चेच्छापं मया सार्धं तव दास्यत्यसंशयम्
tatkṣaṇājjāyate sādhvī tasmātsāmaparā bhava | no cecchāpaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ tava dāsyatyasaṃśayam
সেই ক্ষণতে সেয়া সাধ্বী হৈ প্ৰসন্ন হ’ব; সেয়ে সাম-সান্ত্বনাত পৰায়ণ হোৱা। নহ’লে মই নিশ্চয়েই তোমাক শাপ দিম—ইয়াত সন্দেহ নাই।
Śiva (Śrī Mahādeva)
Type: kund
Listener: Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
Scene: Śiva issues a firm directive: if Gaṅgā does not adopt conciliation, he will curse her; the moment is charged with authority and consequence.
FAQs
Approach sacred relationships with humility; harmony (sāman) is preferred, and divine order may enforce consequences when pride obstructs dharma.
The verse functions within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa sacred narrative frame rather than explicitly praising a named tīrtha in this line.
No bathing/vrata/dāna is stated; the instruction is ethical—use conciliatory speech and conduct.