Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
पार्थिवोऽपि परिज्ञाय तस्यास्तच्च विचेष्टितम् । कोपाविष्टस्ततो गत्वा तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे सुशोभने
pārthivo'pi parijñāya tasyāstacca viceṣṭitam | kopāviṣṭastato gatvā tasminkṣetre suśobhane
Sang raja pun mengetahui tingkah laku serta perbuatannya. Dikuasai amarah, ia segera pergi ke kṣetra suci yang indah itu dan tiba di sana dengan murka.
Narrator (contextually Sūta’s narration; direct speaker not marked in this verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A furious king, with retinue and weapons, strides into a beautiful sacred precinct—lush trees, a kund, and a shrine—his anger visually clashing with the serenity of the kṣetra.
FAQs
Even when wronged, one should restrain anger—especially in relation to sacred places, where actions carry intensified moral consequences.
A revered kṣetra and its associated tīrtha are being discussed in this chapter of the Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrtha-māhātmya (the specific name is implied by the surrounding verses).
No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; it sets up the narrative context for later merit/sin statements about altering the tīrtha.