Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
ततो विलज्जितोगस्त्य शापोद्यतकरो मुनिः । अपराद्धं बहु मया क्रोधांधेनेति दुर्धिया
tato vilajjitogastya śāpodyatakaro muniḥ | aparāddhaṃ bahu mayā krodhāṃdheneti durdhiyā
तब शाप देने को उठे हुए हाथ वाले मुनि लज्जित हो गए, हे अगस्त्य, और बोले—“क्रोध से अंधे होकर, दुर्बुद्धि से मैंने बहुत बड़ा अपराध किया है।”
Skanda (addressing Agastya; narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A muni with raised hand poised to curse suddenly lowers it, eyes cast down in shame; the aura of Kāśī’s sanctity restrains him. Background hints of ghāṭas and a distant liṅga-shrine.
FAQs
Anger blinds discernment; dharma is restored through humility, confession, and self-restraint.
Kāśī indirectly, as the setting where even a fierce sage must reconsider actions that could harm liberation.
None; the verse emphasizes inner discipline and repentance.