Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
सूत उवाच । उक्तमात्रे ततस्तेन पादौ तस्य द्विजोत्तमाः । पतितौ मेदिनीपृष्ठे पंचशीर्षाविवोरगौ
sūta uvāca | uktamātre tatastena pādau tasya dvijottamāḥ | patitau medinīpṛṣṭhe paṃcaśīrṣāvivoragau
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദ്വിജോത്തമന്മാരേ! അവൻ പറഞ്ഞമാത്രത്തിൽ തന്നെ അവന്റെ രണ്ടു പാദങ്ങളും ഭൂമിയുടെ പൃഷ്ഠത്തിൽ വീണു; പഞ്ചശിരസ്സുള്ള രണ്ടു സർപ്പങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ.
Sūta
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (assembled brāhmaṇas/śaunaka-group type audience)
Scene: A powerful figure’s feet suddenly collapse to the earth, compared to twin five-hooded serpents; onlookers freeze in alarm as the omen of defeat manifests.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes that harm done to saints returns swiftly; speech rooted in tapas can manifest immediate karmic results.
The broader passage belongs to Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse itself does not specify the tīrtha by name.
None; it is a narrative confirmation of the curse taking effect.