Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
मुनय ऊचुः । वयं शक्रेण ते यज्ञे समायाताः सुभक्तितः । उल्लंघिता मदोद्रेकात्कृत्वा हास्यं मुहुर्मुहुः
munaya ūcuḥ | vayaṃ śakreṇa te yajñe samāyātāḥ subhaktitaḥ | ullaṃghitā madodrekātkṛtvā hāsyaṃ muhurmuhuḥ
മുനിമാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) പറഞ്ഞതുകൊണ്ട് ഞങ്ങൾ സുദ്ഭക്തിയോടെ നിങ്ങളുടെ യജ്ഞത്തിലേക്ക് വന്നു. എന്നാൽ അഹങ്കാരോദ്രേകത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പരിധി ലംഘിച്ച് പുനഃപുനഃ പരിഹസിച്ചു.
Sages (Munis)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dakṣa
Scene: Sages with lowered heads confessing their pride and repeated mockery during a sacrifice, with Indra implied as the one who summoned them; atmosphere of shame and sincerity.
FAQs
Pride corrupts even religious intention; humility is essential for yajña and for preserving harmony with the devas.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting.
The verse is confessional rather than prescriptive; it implies the need for proper conduct and humility during sacrifice.