Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
निःश्वासान्मुमुचे रोषाद्दंतैर्दंतांश्च घर्षयन् । दशमानो निजावोष्ठौ पेषयंश्च करावुभौ
niḥśvāsānmumuce roṣāddaṃtairdaṃtāṃśca gharṣayan | daśamāno nijāvoṣṭhau peṣayaṃśca karāvubhau
Von Zorn erfüllt stieß er schwere Seufzer aus, knirschte Zahn an Zahn; er biss sich auf die Lippen und ballte beide Hände, als wolle er sie im Grimm zerquetschen.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fierce figure in close-up: flared nostrils, heavy sighs, teeth grinding, lips bitten, fists clenched—rage embodied before the sacred forest backdrop.
FAQs
Uncontrolled anger is portrayed as the doorway to adharmic acts that disturb sacred order.
Dharmāraṇya is the sacred setting, presented as a place whose dharmic atmosphere provokes opposition from hostile forces.
None directly; the verse sets the emotional cause behind later obstruction of rites.