Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30
ततः क्रूरसभाचारः क्रूरं दृष्ट्वा निरीक्षितः । पपात सहसा भूमौ शनैश्चारी शनैश्चरः
tataḥ krūrasabhācāraḥ krūraṃ dṛṣṭvā nirīkṣitaḥ | papāta sahasā bhūmau śanaiścārī śanaiścaraḥ
Kemudian Śanaiścara, yang dikenal berperilaku keras di majelis, ketika dipandang dengan tajam, seketika jatuh ke tanah—sang yang bergerak lambat itu pun direndahkan.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Revā-tīra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śanaiścara, dark-hued and austere, moving through the sky, suddenly struck by a fierce gaze/tejas and falling to the earth; the boy-sage’s presence implied as the source of that power.
FAQs
Even powerful cosmic forces (grahas) are restrained by higher dharma and tapas; karmic agencies are not beyond moral accountability in Purāṇic vision.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the graha-deity Śani within the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative.
None in this verse.