Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
जाबालिरुवाच । ईदृग्रूपधरस्त्वं हि मम वाक्याद्भविष्यसि । एषापि मत्सुता पापा वस्त्रहीना सदेदृशी
jābāliruvāca | īdṛgrūpadharastvaṃ hi mama vākyādbhaviṣyasi | eṣāpi matsutā pāpā vastrahīnā sadedṛśī
Jābāli dit : « En effet, par ma parole, tu prendras cette forme. Et ma fille pécheresse restera ainsi, dénuée de vêtements, dans cette condition même. »
Jābāli (ṛṣi/ascetic)
Tirtha: Citreśvara (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (frame typical)
Scene: An austere sage Jābāli pronounces a curse; a distressed daughter stands unclothed, shamed and fearful; the atmosphere is tense, moral and fateful.
FAQs
Actions bring consequences; the word of a realized sage is portrayed as immediately effective in upholding dharma.
The broader chapter frames the event within a sacred kṣetra, implying that holy places intensify both merit and accountability.
None; it narrates a dharmic consequence pronounced by Jābāli.