Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
विशेषतस्तु तेनोक्तं यत्तस्य पुरतः पुरा । अतिकोपाभिभूतेन प्ररक्तनयनेन च
viśeṣatastu tenoktaṃ yattasya purataḥ purā | atikopābhibhūtena praraktanayanena ca
Insbesondere berichtete er, was zuvor in seiner eigenen Gegenwart gesagt worden war — von einem, den heftiger Zorn überwältigte und dessen Augen vor Wut gerötet waren.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A messenger recounts a prior statement spoken face-to-face by someone seized by rage, eyes reddened; the court/listeners sense impending correction or judgment.
FAQs
Uncontrolled anger distorts perception and speech; dharma favors restraint and clarity.
No tirtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative characterization within the Māhātmya.
None; the verse describes the emotional condition of the speaker being quoted.
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