Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
स्त्रियं वा ब्राह्मणं वापि तस्मान्नैव प्रकोपयेत् । निघ्नंतं वा शपंतं वा यदीच्छेच्छुभमात्मनः
striyaṃ vā brāhmaṇaṃ vāpi tasmānnaiva prakopayet | nighnaṃtaṃ vā śapaṃtaṃ vā yadīcchecchubhamātmanaḥ
«C’est pourquoi il ne faut jamais provoquer une femme ni un brāhmaṇa. Même s’ils frappent ou maudissent, celui qui veut son propre bien ne doit pas attiser leur colère.»
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Bhīṣma
Scene: A pilgrim restrains himself while a woman or brāhmaṇa, angered, raises a hand or utters a curse; the central message is self-control and stepping back from escalation.
FAQs
Auspicious living is protected by restraint: avoid provoking those whose harm leads to severe moral and karmic consequences.
Not specified in this verse.
No ritual; it is a behavioral injunction (ācāra-dharma).