Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
हाहा कष्टं कृतं तेन येनाहं घातितोऽधुना । कस्यैषा दुर्मतिर्जाता पापबुद्धेर्ममोपरि
hāhā kaṣṭaṃ kṛtaṃ tena yenāhaṃ ghātito'dhunā | kasyaiṣā durmatirjātā pāpabuddhermamopari
«Hélas, hélas ! Un acte douloureux a été commis par celui par qui je suis maintenant abattu. De qui donc est née cette intention mauvaise—de quel esprit pécheur—tourné contre moi ?»
Ṛkṣaśṛṅga (the injured sage)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-belt (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wounded ascetic/brāhmaṇa’s lament in a forest-edge near a sacred river; the atmosphere is heavy with remorse, the body fallen or struck, eyes lifted in anguish.
FAQs
Harming the harmless is a dharmic disaster; the verse underscores the moral weight of intention and the tragedy of misdirected violence.
No tīrtha is named in this lament; it belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None.