Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92
मयाभिमंत्रितं तोयं क्षुरिकामुण्डसंभवम् । पिब तस्याः प्रभावेण शीघ्रमेव त्यजिष्यसि । जठरान्मामकीं विद्यां त्वयाधीता पुरा तु या
mayābhimaṃtritaṃ toyaṃ kṣurikāmuṇḍasaṃbhavam | piba tasyāḥ prabhāveṇa śīghrameva tyajiṣyasi | jaṭharānmāmakīṃ vidyāṃ tvayādhītā purā tu yā
हे पाणी मी मंत्रांनी अभिमंत्रित केले आहे; ते ‘क्षुरिकामुण्ड’सम्भव आहे. ते पिऊन टाक; त्याच्या प्रभावाने तू लवकरच पोटातून माझी—पूर्वी माझ्याकडून शिकलेली—विद्या ओकून टाकशील.
Śākalya
Scene: The guru holds a kamaṇḍalu of consecrated water, eyes intense; the water is depicted as shimmering with mantra-syllables; the disciple is compelled to drink.
FAQs
Misused spiritual power can harm; true wisdom ultimately must be sought through purity, devotion, and rightful means.
The narrative moves toward Viśvāmitra-hrada, where cleansing and renewed sādhana restore spiritual steadiness.
A mantra-consecrated water is given to drink, intended to force the expulsion of previously learned knowledge.