Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
सूत उवाच । उक्तमात्रे ततस्तेन पादौ तस्य द्विजोत्तमाः । पतितौ मेदिनीपृष्ठे पंचशीर्षाविवोरगौ
sūta uvāca | uktamātre tatastena pādau tasya dvijottamāḥ | patitau medinīpṛṣṭhe paṃcaśīrṣāvivoragau
সূত বললেন—হে দ্বিজোত্তমগণ! সে কথা বলামাত্রই তার দুই পা পৃথিবীর পৃষ্ঠে লুটিয়ে পড়ল, যেন পঞ্চফণাধারী দুই নাগ।
Sūta
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (assembled brāhmaṇas/śaunaka-group type audience)
Scene: A powerful figure’s feet suddenly collapse to the earth, compared to twin five-hooded serpents; onlookers freeze in alarm as the omen of defeat manifests.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes that harm done to saints returns swiftly; speech rooted in tapas can manifest immediate karmic results.
The broader passage belongs to Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse itself does not specify the tīrtha by name.
None; it is a narrative confirmation of the curse taking effect.