Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 97
शापं दत्त्वा तथा तेषां तदा सावस्थिता स्थिरा
śāpaṃ dattvā tathā teṣāṃ tadā sāvasthitā sthirā
Après avoir ainsi proféré la malédiction contre eux, elle demeura ferme, stable et sans le moindre ébranlement.
Narrator (within the Sāvitrī episode; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: After uttering the curse, the woman stands motionless like a pillar; devas recoil or bow; the air is still, with a suspended moment—waves paused, flames steady, and dust unmoving to signify ‘sthira’.
FAQs
It portrays the irrevocable resolve behind a śāpa—emphasizing accountability and the seriousness of moral speech.
Prabhāsakṣetra, the sacred setting for the māhātmya narration.
None; it is a narrative transition describing the completion of a curse.