Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
तस्मात्त्वया प्रभो प्रोक्तं स्वयमेव ममाग्रतः । तस्यैव देवदूतस्य तारनादेन कोपतः
tasmāttvayā prabho proktaṃ svayameva mamāgrataḥ | tasyaiva devadūtasya tāranādena kopataḥ
Oleh itu, wahai tuanku, tuanku sendiri telah mengucapkannya di hadapan patik—tentang utusan dewa itu—yang jeritannya yang tajam dalam murka telah menggerakkan peristiwa ini.
Lakṣmaṇa (contextual continuation of his speech)
Scene: A recollection scene: the speaker gestures as if citing testimony—‘you yourself said before me’; in the background, a faint vision of a radiant divine messenger whose sharp cry is depicted as sound-waves or a dramatic posture.
FAQs
Words spoken by the righteous—especially before witnesses—carry karmic weight and shape events.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as narrative context within the tīrtha-māhātmya.
None in this verse.