Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
लक्ष्मणोऽपि विदूरस्थः कोपसंरक्तलोचनः । वृक्षमूलं समाश्रित्य सुप्तश्चित्ते व्यचिंतयत्
lakṣmaṇo'pi vidūrasthaḥ kopasaṃraktalocanaḥ | vṛkṣamūlaṃ samāśritya suptaścitte vyaciṃtayat
লক্ষ্মণও দূরে অবস্থান করলেন; ক্রোধে তাঁর চোখ লাল হয়ে উঠেছিল। তিনি গাছের গোড়ায় আশ্রয় নিয়ে শুয়ে পড়লেন, তবু মনে অবিরত চিন্তা চলতে লাগল।
Narrator (puranic narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Lakṣmaṇa sits/leans at the root of a large tree, eyes reddened with anger, attempting to sleep but mentally agitated; the forest night surrounds him with watchful stillness.
FAQs
Unmastered anger disturbs the mind even when the body rests; dharma requires inner discipline, not merely outward quiet.
Gokarṇa is the tīrtha in the chapter’s trajectory; this verse sets the emotional and ethical backdrop.
None; the focus is on mental state and self-governance.