Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 128
ततोऽहं तेन वैरेण सूदयामि महो रगान् । अद्य त्वामपि नेष्यामि वैवस्वतगृहं प्रति । हत्वा दंडप्रहारेण तस्मादिष्टतमं स्मर
tato'haṃ tena vaireṇa sūdayāmi maho ragān | adya tvāmapi neṣyāmi vaivasvatagṛhaṃ prati | hatvā daṃḍaprahāreṇa tasmādiṣṭatamaṃ smara
Ainsi, poussé par cette inimitié, je mets à mort de grands serpents. Aujourd’hui, toi aussi, je t’enverrai vers la demeure de Vaivasvata (Yama). Quand je t’abattrai d’un coup de mon bâton, souviens-toi de ce qui t’est le plus cher.
Narrator (the brāhmaṇa)
Scene: The brāhmaṇa points or raises the staff toward the serpent, declaring he will send it to Yama’s house; the serpent remains composed, creating a stark contrast between rage and calm.
FAQs
Vengeance generalizes guilt and multiplies harm; Puranic dharma warns that wrath binds the mind to further suffering.
The verse is within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this line itself does not identify the site; it advances the moral narrative.
None; it is a declaration of intent and a warning.