Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
न त्वया सदृशश्चान्यः पापात्मास्ति धरातले । शिरस्युद्भूतशूलोऽपि यो मृत्युं नाधिगच्छति
na tvayā sadṛśaścānyaḥ pāpātmāsti dharātale | śirasyudbhūtaśūlo'pi yo mṛtyuṃ nādhigacchati
“Di bumi ini tiada pendosa lain sepertimu—walaupun pancang menjulang dari kepalamu, engkau tetap tidak mencapai kematian.”
Dīrghikā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sharp verbal confrontation: Dīrghikā points accusingly; the afflicted figure is imagined with a stake-like protrusion, while the sage reacts with stern pain.
FAQs
Harsh speech born of fatigue and distress can itself become adharma; the episode warns about judgment and cruelty in words.
The story continues within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; it is a narrative exchange escalating the moral tension.