Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
तस्मादेषोऽपि पापात्मा भविष्यति स कोपभाक् । तप्तं तप्तं तपो येन संप्रयास्यति संक्षयम्
tasmādeṣo'pi pāpātmā bhaviṣyati sa kopabhāk | taptaṃ taptaṃ tapo yena saṃprayāsyati saṃkṣayam
Ainsi, cet homme pécheur deviendra lui aussi l’héritier de la colère; et les austérités (tapas) qu’il a pratiquées maintes et maintes fois finiront par se perdre et tomber en ruine.
Brāhmaṇas (Dvijas)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The ascetic’s accumulated tapas is shown as a fading inner fire; wrath rises like smoke; brāhmaṇas’ pronouncement seals the karmic outcome; the unfinished temple looms as a symbol of wasted effort.
FAQs
Tapas is not self-validating; when joined to sin and hostility, its accumulated power is said to perish.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it speaks of the fate of austerities (tapas) rather than prescribing a rite.