Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
न च मन्युस्त्वया कार्यो ह्यस्मिन्नर्थे कथंचन । तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स मुनिर्नारदः प्रिये
na ca manyustvayā kāryo hyasminnarthe kathaṃcana | tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā sa munirnāradaḥ priye
“ഈ കാര്യത്തിൽ നീ ഒരുവിധത്തിലും കോപിക്കരുത്.” അവളുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടിട്ട്, ഹേ പ്രിയേ, ആ മുനി നാരദൻ…
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice; likely Sūta in a māhātmya setting)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as 'priye' in the verse)
Scene: The maiden’s gentle admonition is shown as a calming gesture; the man’s face shifts from agitation toward reflection; in the background, the sage Nārada is introduced as a narrative pivot.
FAQs
Dharma requires mastery over anger; restraint preserves merit and prevents further wrongdoing.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the sacred backdrop, highlighting ethical conduct within a tīrtha-mahātmya.
None; the guidance is ethical—do not succumb to anger.