Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
मनाक्चिंतितमात्रं तु चेल्लभंते न तापसाः । क्रुधा तदैव जीयंते हारिण्या तपसां श्रियः
manākciṃtitamātraṃ tu cellabhaṃte na tāpasāḥ | krudhā tadaiva jīyaṃte hāriṇyā tapasāṃ śriyaḥ
Si los ascetas no obtienen siquiera aquello que apenas han pensado, entonces, por la ira, el esplendor nacido de sus austeridades se desvanece al instante y es arrebatado.
Skanda (narrating a dharmic principle)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: An ascetic’s aura dimming as a dark-red flare of anger rises; a person’s small unmet wish becomes the spark; the ‘splendor of tapas’ depicted as a departing light.
FAQs
Krodha is portrayed as a ‘thief’ that robs the radiance and fruit of austerity; self-control protects spiritual merit.
No single tirtha; it is a general dharma teaching within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context.
None; it prescribes inner discipline—restraint from anger—as essential to preserve tapas-phala.