Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
यदि त्वं ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्तो ब्रह्मर्षिः स्वयमेव तु । कामान्नायं वसिष्ठस्तु तस्मात्कोपं परित्यज
yadi tvaṃ brahmaṇā prokto brahmarṣiḥ svayameva tu | kāmānnāyaṃ vasiṣṭhastu tasmātkopaṃ parityaja
« Si Brahmā lui-même t’a proclamé brahmarṣi, ne te laisse pas mener par le désir. Ce Vasiṣṭha ne doit pas être affronté ainsi ; renonce donc à ta colère. »
Nadī (the river)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viśvāmitra
Scene: The river goddess delivers a pointed ethical teaching: if Viśvāmitra is truly a brahmarṣi, he must not be driven by desire; he should abandon anger toward Vasiṣṭha. The scene emphasizes calm authority overcoming wrath.
FAQs
True spiritual rank (brahmarṣi-hood) is proven by conquering desire and anger, not by yielding to them.
No site is named in the verse; it functions as dharmic counsel within a tīrtha narrative.
None; the instruction is inner discipline—renunciation of anger.