Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
तिष्ठते गतमर्यादो गतप्राण इव क्षणात् । तावत्सुरपतिर्देवः शशापाथाजितेन्द्रियम्
tiṣṭhate gatamaryādo gataprāṇa iva kṣaṇāt | tāvatsurapatirdevaḥ śaśāpāthājitendriyam
Dalam sekelip mata dia berdiri seolah-olah tidak bernyawa, hilang segala adab dan batas; lalu Indra, raja para dewa, pun menyumpahnya kerana inderianya tidak lagi terkawal.
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (implied destination for expiation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: The hero stands suddenly as if lifeless, decorum shattered; Indra, seeing his uncontrolled senses, pronounces a curse in the divine assembly.
FAQs
Loss of maryādā (ethical restraint) through uncontrolled senses invites karmic consequence, even in divine realms.
Not directly; it explains the moral cause that will connect the character to a tīrtha and eventual siddhi.
None; it is a narrative of ethical causality (curse as consequence).