Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
यस्मात्पापे वचो मह्यं न कृतं कुनदि त्वया । तस्माद्रक्तप्रवाहस्ते जलजोऽयं भविष्यति
yasmātpāpe vaco mahyaṃ na kṛtaṃ kunadi tvayā | tasmādraktapravāhaste jalajo'yaṃ bhaviṣyati
अरे पापिणी नदी! तू माझे वचन पाळले नाहीस; म्हणून तुझा हा जलज प्रवाह रक्तप्रवाह होईल।
Viśvāmitra
Type: river
Scene: The river turns crimson: waves like flowing blood, lotus petals darkened; Viśvāmitra stands stern, finger extended; the river goddess appears stricken as the curse takes effect.
FAQs
The verse dramatizes how anger seeks to punish righteousness; it cautions that misuse of spiritual power can distort nature and society.
A particular sacred river is in view, but its proper name is not stated in this excerpt.
None; it is the pronouncement of a curse affecting the river’s waters.
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