Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
मत्कृते येऽत्र शपिता सावित्र्या ब्राह्मणाः सुराः । तेषामहं करिष्यामि शक्त्या साधारणां स्वयम्
matkṛte ye'tra śapitā sāvitryā brāhmaṇāḥ surāḥ | teṣāmahaṃ kariṣyāmi śaktyā sādhāraṇāṃ svayam
Para Brahmana dan para dewa yang di sini telah disumpahi oleh Sāvitrī kerana diriku—aku sendiri akan, dengan kesaktianku, menjadikan keadaan mereka ‘umum’, yakni diringankan dan dapat dikongsi.
Gāyatrī (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Puṣkara (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: suras and brāhmaṇas present in the episode
Scene: Gāyatrī speaks with firm compassion: those brāhmaṇas and gods cursed because of her will have their condition made ‘sādhāraṇa’ by her power; the assembly shifts from fear to relief.
FAQs
When harm arises indirectly through oneself, dharma calls for taking responsibility and seeking a compassionate remedy within the bounds of truth.
The action unfolds within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative setting.
No explicit ritual is stated; it describes a divine adjustment of consequences rather than a human rite.