Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
सूत उवाच । शापेन तस्य विप्रस्य तत्क्षणादेव सा द्विजाः । गजवक्त्रा समुत्पन्ना महाविस्मयकारिणी
sūta uvāca | śāpena tasya viprasya tatkṣaṇādeva sā dvijāḥ | gajavaktrā samutpannā mahāvismayakāriṇī
Sūta berkata: Wahai kaum dwija, oleh kutuk Brahmana itu, seketika juga ia menjadi berwajah gajah—suatu peristiwa yang menimbulkan keheranan besar.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijāḥ (addressed audience of twice-born)
Scene: Sūta narrates as the cursed Kamalā instantly manifests an elephant face; onlookers—brāhmaṇas and devotees—react in stunned wonder.
FAQs
It underscores the potency of a brāhmaṇa’s words and the immediacy with which karmic consequences can manifest.
No site is named in this shloka; it is part of a larger tīrtha-context narrative.
None in this verse.