Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
अथ तेषां मध्यगतो वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः । सोऽब्रवीत्कोपसंयुक्तो नाहं वक्ष्यामि कर्हिचित्
atha teṣāṃ madhyagato vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ | so'bravītkopasaṃyukto nāhaṃ vakṣyāmi karhicit
Kemudian Vasiṣṭha, resi yang paling utama, datang ke tengah-tengah mereka. Dengan amarah menyala, dia berkata: “Aku tidak akan berkata-kata—sekali-kali tidak.”
Vasiṣṭha (direct speech), framed by narrator
Scene: Vasiṣṭha enters the midst of assembled sages; his brows knit in anger, hand raised in refusal, the assembly startled into silence.
FAQs
Even great sages may display anger; dharma requires restraint and clarity amid disputes over status and truth.
Not explicit here; the narrative soon transitions into the Anarta sacred landscape near Hāṭakeśvara and Śaṅkhatīrtha.
None; it records Vasiṣṭha’s emotional response and vow of silence.