Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
समया मामरे भोऽद्य नागंतव्यं न वो हितम् । पलायनमसौ कृत्वा गत्वा दूरतरं सरः । कुपितः प्राह तान्सर्वान्केनाख्यातोऽहमित्युत
samayā māmare bho'dya nāgaṃtavyaṃ na vo hitam | palāyanamasau kṛtvā gatvā dūrataraṃ saraḥ | kupitaḥ prāha tānsarvānkenākhyāto'hamityuta
तुम सबने मुझसे यह समझौता किया था—आज यहाँ नहीं आना; यह तुम्हारे हित में नहीं है। वह भागकर दूर के सरोवर में चला गया। क्रोधित होकर उसने उन सब से कहा—“मुझे किसने पहचानकर बता दिया?”
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Type: kund
Scene: A wrathful sage/ascetic confronts a group who had made an agreement; the group stands anxious while the sage, having fled to a farther lake, turns back in anger demanding who revealed him.
FAQs
Breaking a pledged agreement leads to conflict; dharma includes honoring one’s word, especially around ascetics and vows.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, with mention of a saras (lake) as part of its sacred landscape.
None; the verse centers on an agreement (samaya) and its breach.