Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
मत्कृते येऽत्र शपिता सावित्र्या ब्राह्मणाः सुराः । तेषामहं करिष्यामि शक्त्या साधारणां स्वयम्
matkṛte ye'tra śapitā sāvitryā brāhmaṇāḥ surāḥ | teṣāmahaṃ kariṣyāmi śaktyā sādhāraṇāṃ svayam
আমার কারণে এখানে যেসব ব্রাহ্মণ ও দেবতা সাবিত্রী দ্বারা শাপিত হয়েছেন, আমি নিজ শক্তিতে তাদের অবস্থাকে সাধারাণ (শমিত ও ভাগযোগ্য) করে দেব।
Gāyatrī (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Puṣkara (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: suras and brāhmaṇas present in the episode
Scene: Gāyatrī speaks with firm compassion: those brāhmaṇas and gods cursed because of her will have their condition made ‘sādhāraṇa’ by her power; the assembly shifts from fear to relief.
FAQs
When harm arises indirectly through oneself, dharma calls for taking responsibility and seeking a compassionate remedy within the bounds of truth.
The action unfolds within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative setting.
No explicit ritual is stated; it describes a divine adjustment of consequences rather than a human rite.