Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99
नकुलोऽसीति मामाह भवांस्तस्मात्कुलाधमः । शीघ्रमुत्पत्स्यसे मोहात्त्वमेव नकुलो मुने
nakulo'sīti māmāha bhavāṃstasmātkulādhamaḥ | śīghramutpatsyase mohāttvameva nakulo mune
Du nanntest mich „Nakula“; darum bist du eine Schande für dein Geschlecht. Bald wirst du, durch Verblendung, selbst als Nakula—als Manguste—geboren werden, o Weiser.
Nakula
Scene: The speaker pronounces a specific curse: the offender will be born as a nakula (mongoose). The moment is dramatic—words crystallize into fate; a faint visionary overlay hints at the future animal form.
FAQs
Insult and delusion can lead to severe karmic repercussions, including loss of status and adverse rebirth.
None; the verse focuses on a curse episode within the storyline.
None; it is narrative (a spoken curse) rather than a ritual injunction.