Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 158
एतैः सप्तकुलैर्विप्रैर्यत्कृतं वचनं न मे । कृतघ्नैस्ता ञ्छपिष्यामि कृतघ्नत्वान्न संशयः
etaiḥ saptakulairviprairyatkṛtaṃ vacanaṃ na me | kṛtaghnaistā ñchapiṣyāmi kṛtaghnatvānna saṃśayaḥ
“Karena para vipra brāhmaṇa dari tujuh garis keturunan ini tidak melaksanakan perintahku, sebagai orang yang tidak tahu budi aku akan mengutuk mereka—tentang ketidakbersyukuran mereka tiada keraguan.”
Indra (Sahasrākṣa) (deduced from context)
Listener: Brāhmaṇas of the lineages assembled
Scene: Indra, stern and radiant, points in accusation toward the brāhmaṇas; the brāhmaṇas appear uneasy, some with lowered gaze; the atmosphere thick with impending curse.
FAQs
Ingratitude (kṛtaghnatā) is treated as a serious moral failing that invites immediate karmic consequence.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it supports the moral framework within the Tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
None; the verse focuses on ethical transgression and its result.