Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
पत्नीकोपेन संतप्तः प्राह देवं पुरंदरम्
patnīkopena saṃtaptaḥ prāha devaṃ puraṃdaram
Von Zorn über seine Gattin entbrannt, sprach er zu dem Gott Purandara (Indra).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; traditionally Sūta addressing sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (text audience)
Scene: The consecrated figure, inflamed by anger over his wife, turns and speaks to Purandara (Indra); the moment is tense—Indra attentive, the ritual space charged, suggesting a decisive pronouncement to follow.
FAQs
When ritual order is threatened by human emotion, the narrative turns toward corrective action—channeling urgency back into dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the yajña context heightens the significance of maintaining sacred order.
No direct prescription; it signals the escalation that prompts a practical intervention to prevent ritual delay.