Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
ग्रामं वनं गवावासं यश्च क्रोधेन दीपयेत् । इति घोराणि पापानि सुरापानसमानि च
grāmaṃ vanaṃ gavāvāsaṃ yaśca krodhena dīpayet | iti ghorāṇi pāpāni surāpānasamāni ca
Quiconque, dans la colère, met le feu à un village, à une forêt ou à un abri pour les vaches—commet des péchés terribles, tenus pour égaux à celui de boire des liqueurs.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A dramatic night scene: flames rising from a village edge, a forest line burning, and a cow-shelter threatened; the arsonist’s face shows rage; villagers and cows flee; a sage or deity figure stands as moral witness, emphasizing the enormity of the act.
FAQs
Anger that destroys communal life, ecology, and protected shelters (like cow-sheds) is a heavy adharma with severe karmic weight.
No specific tīrtha is praised; the verse condemns destructive acts affecting society and sacred protections.
None; it provides a moral prohibition against arson motivated by anger.