Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
निःश्वासान्मुमुचे रोषाद्दंतैर्दंतांश्च घर्षयन् । दशमानो निजावोष्ठौ पेषयंश्च करावुभौ
niḥśvāsānmumuce roṣāddaṃtairdaṃtāṃśca gharṣayan | daśamāno nijāvoṣṭhau peṣayaṃśca karāvubhau
憤怒に燃えて重い息を吐き、歯を歯に擦り合わせて軋ませた。自らの唇を噛み、両の手を固く握りしめ、怒りに押し潰すようであった。
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fierce figure in close-up: flared nostrils, heavy sighs, teeth grinding, lips bitten, fists clenched—rage embodied before the sacred forest backdrop.
FAQs
Uncontrolled anger is portrayed as the doorway to adharmic acts that disturb sacred order.
Dharmāraṇya is the sacred setting, presented as a place whose dharmic atmosphere provokes opposition from hostile forces.
None directly; the verse sets the emotional cause behind later obstruction of rites.