Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100
वाचि क्षुरो नावनीतं हृदयं हि द्विजन्मनाम् । प्रकुप्यंति प्रसीदंति क्षणेनापि प्रसादिताः
vāci kṣuro nāvanītaṃ hṛdayaṃ hi dvijanmanām | prakupyaṃti prasīdaṃti kṣaṇenāpi prasāditāḥ
വാക്കിൽ ദ്വിജന്മാർ ക്ഷുരംപോലെ മൂർച്ചയുള്ളവരാകാം; എന്നാൽ അവരുടെ ഹൃദയം നവനീതംപോലെ മൃദുവുമാണ്. അവർ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ കോപിക്കും, ക്ഷണത്തിൽ ശമിക്കും; പ്രസാദിപ്പിച്ചാൽ നിമിഷത്തിൽ തന്നെ കൃപാലുക്കളാകും।
Unspecified (context suggests a penitent speaker within the narrative of Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa)
Scene: Symbolic tableau: a razor and a lump of butter juxtaposed near a composed brāhmaṇa/ascetic figure, illustrating sharp speech and soft heart; the contrite offender receives a calming gesture.
FAQs
Sharp words may arise, but dharmic nobility is shown in a heart that returns quickly to grace when approached with humility.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a general dharma teaching within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the implied practice is respectful appeasement and humility toward the virtuous.