Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82
तां शापाभिमुखीं दृष्ट्वा शैलः पुरुषाविग्रहः । उवाच तां वरारोहां त्वरयाथ सुलोचनाम्
tāṃ śāpābhimukhīṃ dṛṣṭvā śailaḥ puruṣāvigrahaḥ | uvāca tāṃ varārohāṃ tvarayātha sulocanām
അവൾ ശാപം ഉച്ചരിക്കാൻ ഒരുങ്ങുന്നതു കണ്ട ശൈലൻ മനുഷ്യരൂപം ധരിച്ചു ആ വരാരോഹിണിയായ സുലോചനയോട്—“വേഗം ചെയ്യരുത്/ഉടൻ ശമിക്കൂ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A mountain-spirit/personified Śaila steps forth as a dignified man from swirling elements; the woman stands poised, curse on her lips, as the scene freezes at the moment of recognition and urgent counsel.
FAQs
Spiritual power (from tapas) compels even antagonists to negotiate; speech and restraint become decisive.
No specific tīrtha is named in the provided verse.
None; the verse sets up a dialogic turning point around the act of pronouncing a śāpa.