Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
सीत्कारः कुपितैः कार्यः संतोषेण विवर्जितैः । एवं सर्वेषु कृत्येषु न च कार्यो विनिर्णयः
sītkāraḥ kupitaiḥ kāryaḥ saṃtoṣeṇa vivarjitaiḥ | evaṃ sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu na ca kāryo vinirṇayaḥ
Bunyi desis (tanda tidak senang) dibuat oleh mereka yang marah dan tiada reda hati. Maka, dalam segala urusan ritual yang demikian, janganlah dibuat keputusan muktamad dalam keadaan itu.
Viśvāmitra (contextual)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembly of brāhmaṇas/pilgrims seeking procedural guidance
Scene: A small assembly of brāhmaṇas and pilgrims in a temple-courtyard; one agitated man hisses in displeasure while elders gesture for calm, indicating that no verdict should be issued in anger.
FAQs
Dharma requires inner composure; decisions made amid anger and dissatisfaction are considered ritually unsound.
The instruction is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya discourse in Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
Avoid making a ‘vinirṇaya’ (final determination) in rites when anger/displeasure signs (like sītkāra) are present.