Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 91
ततस्तैः कोपरक्ताक्षैः प्रोक्तोऽहं सूतनंदन । भर्त्सद्भिः परुषैर्वाक्यैर्धिक्त्वां काममयाधुना
tatastaiḥ koparaktākṣaiḥ prokto'haṃ sūtanaṃdana | bhartsadbhiḥ paruṣairvākyairdhiktvāṃ kāmamayādhunā
Dann redeten mich jene Männer, deren Augen vor Zorn gerötet waren, an—o Sohn eines Wagenlenkers—und schalten mich mit harten Worten: „Schande über dich! Jetzt bist du ganz vom Begehren verzehrt.“
Narrated in Sūta’s discourse (addressing the listener as sūtanandana)
Listener: Sūta (Sūtanandana)
Scene: A circle of friends confronting the protagonist; their eyes reddened with anger, fingers raised in admonition; the rebuked person stands lowered, ashamed.
FAQs
Dharma is protected by restraint; when grief turns into obsessive desire, wise companions correct one sharply to restore balance.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is ethical instruction embedded within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on moral discipline (kāma-nigraha).