Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
ततस्तां सा समालोक्य रशनासमलंकृताम् । दौर्भाग्यदुःखमापन्ना शशाप च विधिं ततः
tatastāṃ sā samālokya raśanāsamalaṃkṛtām | daurbhāgyaduḥkhamāpannā śaśāpa ca vidhiṃ tataḥ
Alors, la voyant parée d’une ceinture, Sāvitrī—accablée par la douleur du malheur—maudit aussitôt Vidhi (Brahmā).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta-style narration within Māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Savitrī sees the bride with a girdle (raśanā), a sign of marital status; her face tightens with sorrow and indignation; she utters a curse toward Vidhi (Brahmā), the air charged with mantra-like force.
FAQs
It portrays the moral gravity of betrayal and public ritual impropriety, where adharma triggers immediate karmic consequence.
The curse episode functions as a theological backdrop; the chapter’s tīrtha significance is disclosed through the full māhātmya narrative.
None; it narrates the emotional and ethical turning point leading to a curse.