Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 99
ततः कोपपरीतेन प्रतिज्ञातं मया स्फुटम् । सर्पानुद्दिश्य यत्सर्वं तन्निबोधय दारुणम्
tataḥ kopaparītena pratijñātaṃ mayā sphuṭam | sarpānuddiśya yatsarvaṃ tannibodhaya dāruṇam
Darauf, vom Zorn überwältigt, legte ich ein klares Gelübde ab. Höre nun den ganzen furchtbaren Entschluss, den ich verkündete, die Schlangen zum Ziel nehmend.
Unspecified first-person narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya episode (context not provided in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wrathful ascetic/householder, eyes reddened, gripping a staff, declares a fierce vow against serpents; the background hints at a sacred grove near a tīrtha, with nāgas recoiling among roots and stones.
FAQs
Vows made under the force of anger can become “dāruṇa” (terrible) and lead to further sin and suffering.
Not specified in this shloka; the tīrtha context lies in the surrounding chapter.
A vow (pratijñā) is mentioned, but it is narrative and not presented as a recommended religious observance.