Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
सुमनास्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । युध्यध्वमिति तं चोक्त्वा नैतदेवं भविष्यति
sumanāstadvacaḥ śrutvā krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ | yudhyadhvamiti taṃ coktvā naitadevaṃ bhaviṣyati
Sumanās, mendengar kata-kata itu, dengan mata memerah oleh amarah, berkata kepadanya, “Berperanglah!” seraya menegaskan, “Ini tidak akan terjadi demikian.”
Sumanās
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sumanās, eyes reddened with anger, confronts an opponent and issues a sharp command to fight, rejecting the proposed outcome.
FAQs
Ego and anger drive resistance to dharma; such defiance in a sacred setting precipitates spiritual and worldly downfall.
The surrounding episode concerns Muktitīrtha in the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
None; the verse marks the turning point from command to confrontation.