Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
ग्रामं वनं गवावासं यश्च क्रोधेन दीपयेत् । इति घोराणि पापानि सुरापानसमानि च
grāmaṃ vanaṃ gavāvāsaṃ yaśca krodhena dīpayet | iti ghorāṇi pāpāni surāpānasamāni ca
Wer im Zorn ein Dorf, einen Wald oder einen Kuhstall in Brand setzt—der begeht furchtbare Sünden, die dem Trunk von berauschendem Getränk gleichgeachtet werden.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A dramatic night scene: flames rising from a village edge, a forest line burning, and a cow-shelter threatened; the arsonist’s face shows rage; villagers and cows flee; a sage or deity figure stands as moral witness, emphasizing the enormity of the act.
FAQs
Anger that destroys communal life, ecology, and protected shelters (like cow-sheds) is a heavy adharma with severe karmic weight.
No specific tīrtha is praised; the verse condemns destructive acts affecting society and sacred protections.
None; it provides a moral prohibition against arson motivated by anger.