Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
अद्यप्रभृति चेन्नाहं सर्पं दृष्टिवशं गतम् । निहन्मि दण्डघातेन तत्पापं स्याद्ध्रुवं मम
adyaprabhṛti cennāhaṃ sarpaṃ dṛṣṭivaśaṃ gatam | nihanmi daṇḍaghātena tatpāpaṃ syāddhruvaṃ mama
Desde hoy en adelante, si no derribo con un golpe de mi bastón a toda serpiente que caiga bajo mi mirada, entonces, sin duda, ese pecado será mío.
Unspecified first-person narrator (context not provided in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The speaker proclaims: ‘From today…’ holding a staff poised to strike; serpents appear at the edge of vision, emphasizing the vow’s trigger—mere sight.
FAQs
It illustrates how a mind seized by anger can invert moral sense—treating violence as ‘duty’—and thereby accumulate pāpa.
No site is named in this verse; it is part of a larger tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it is a personal vow described in the story, not a recommended rite.