Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
क्रोधेन पश्यते यावत्तावद्धुंकारकोऽभवत् । तेन हुङ्कारशब्देन ऋषयो विस्मितास्तदा
krodhena paśyate yāvattāvaddhuṃkārako'bhavat | tena huṅkāraśabdena ṛṣayo vismitāstadā
Tandis qu’il regardait avec colère, il devint celui qui profère un farouche hum-kāra ; et à ce son de « huṅkāra », les sages furent alors saisis d’étonnement.
Narrator
Tirtha: Māṇḍavya-āśrama vicinity (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: ṛṣis / tīrtha-śrotṛs
Scene: The ascetic’s face hardens; from him bursts a fierce ‘huṅ’—visible as rippling energy—while sages recoil in astonishment, hands raised, eyes widened.
FAQs
Inner states like anger can manifest as powerful energies; therefore mastery and restraint are vital for the spiritually potent.
No; this is a narrative moment within the Revākhaṇḍa.
No formal prescription; it references a powerful utterance (huṅkāra) associated with spiritual force.