Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
सीत्कारः कुपितैः कार्यः संतोषेण विवर्जितैः । एवं सर्वेषु कृत्येषु न च कार्यो विनिर्णयः
sītkāraḥ kupitaiḥ kāryaḥ saṃtoṣeṇa vivarjitaiḥ | evaṃ sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu na ca kāryo vinirṇayaḥ
ক্রুদ্ধ ও সন্তোষশূন্য লোকেরা অসন্তোষে ‘সীত্কার’ করে; অতএব এমন অবস্থায় কোনো কর্মে চূড়ান্ত সিদ্ধান্ত করা উচিত নয়।
Viśvāmitra (contextual)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembly of brāhmaṇas/pilgrims seeking procedural guidance
Scene: A small assembly of brāhmaṇas and pilgrims in a temple-courtyard; one agitated man hisses in displeasure while elders gesture for calm, indicating that no verdict should be issued in anger.
FAQs
Dharma requires inner composure; decisions made amid anger and dissatisfaction are considered ritually unsound.
The instruction is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya discourse in Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
Avoid making a ‘vinirṇaya’ (final determination) in rites when anger/displeasure signs (like sītkāra) are present.
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