Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34
राजापि कोपितः प्राह यदिदं मे न चेष्टितम् । न ज्ञातं च वृथा शप्तो गुरुं चैव शपाम्यहम्
rājāpi kopitaḥ prāha yadidaṃ me na ceṣṭitam | na jñātaṃ ca vṛthā śapto guruṃ caiva śapāmyaham
രാജാവും കോപത്തോടെ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഇത് ഞാൻ ചെയ്തതല്ല; എനിക്കത് അറിയുമായിരുന്നില്ല. എന്നെ കാരണം കൂടാതെ ശപിച്ചു; അതിനാൽ ഞാനും ഗുരുവിനെ ശപിക്കുന്നു.”
The King (name not given in the snippet; later known as Kalmaṣāṅghri)
Scene: The king, flushed with anger, protests innocence and declares he will curse the guru in return; the sage stands firm; attendants are alarmed; the atmosphere is charged with impending spiritual consequence.
FAQs
Anger multiplies suffering; even when wronged, retaliating against a guru deepens karmic entanglement and disorder.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is ethical and narrative, focused on the king’s reaction.
None; it depicts a breach of restraint—attempting to curse one’s guru.