Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
पत्नीकोपेन संतप्तः प्राह देवं पुरंदरम्
patnīkopena saṃtaptaḥ prāha devaṃ puraṃdaram
Brûlant de colère à cause de son épouse, il s’adressa au dieu Purandara (Indra).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; traditionally Sūta addressing sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (text audience)
Scene: The consecrated figure, inflamed by anger over his wife, turns and speaks to Purandara (Indra); the moment is tense—Indra attentive, the ritual space charged, suggesting a decisive pronouncement to follow.
FAQs
When ritual order is threatened by human emotion, the narrative turns toward corrective action—channeling urgency back into dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the yajña context heightens the significance of maintaining sacred order.
No direct prescription; it signals the escalation that prompts a practical intervention to prevent ritual delay.