Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
एवमुक्ते प्रहस्यैव हारीतः प्राब्रवीदिदम् । तवैवेयं मुने हानिर्यदस्माञ्छपते भवान्
evamukte prahasyaiva hārītaḥ prābravīdidam | tavaiveyaṃ mune hāniryadasmāñchapate bhavān
À ces mots, Hārīta rit et répondit : « Ô sage, cette perte n’appartient qu’à toi, puisque c’est toi qui nous maudis. »
Hārīta
Listener: Implied audience of the narration; immediate interlocutor is Hārīta
Scene: Hārīta smiles/laughs gently, palms relaxed, replying to an angry sage; the contrast between heat (anger) and cool (composure) is visually central.
FAQs
Anger expressed as a curse rebounds upon the curser; self-control is itself dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a moral-dharma instruction within the Kaumārikā narrative.
None directly; the verse focuses on the ethical consequence of śāpa (cursing).