Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
दृष्ट्वा सर्पं पितुः स्कन्धे त्वया विनिहितं मृतम् । शमीकस्य सुतः शृंगी शशाप त्वां रुषान्वितः
dṛṣṭvā sarpaṃ pituḥ skandhe tvayā vinihitaṃ mṛtam | śamīkasya sutaḥ śṛṃgī śaśāpa tvāṃ ruṣānvitaḥ
Als er die tote Schlange sah, die du auf die Schulter seines Vaters gelegt hattest, verfluchte dich Śṛṅgī, der Sohn Śamīkas, von Zorn erfüllt.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not in snippet)
Listener: Interlocutor sages/pilgrims
Scene: Parīkṣit’s act is recalled: a dead serpent draped on the sage’s shoulder; Śṛṅgī, a young ascetic, flares with anger and pronounces the curse.
FAQs
Disrespect toward ascetics and sacred persons is treated as a grave adharma; anger can unleash destructive speech, so restraint is a central virtue.
None is directly mentioned; the verse focuses on ethical cause-and-effect within the Purāṇic narrative.
None; the emphasis is on the act (offense) and its immediate consequence (curse).
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