Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 126
रविरुवाच । असंशयं महत्पुत्र भविष्यत्यत्र कारणम् । येन ते ह्याविशत्क्रोधो धर्मज्ञस्य महात्मनः
raviruvāca | asaṃśayaṃ mahatputra bhaviṣyatyatra kāraṇam | yena te hyāviśatkrodho dharmajñasya mahātmanaḥ
Ravi (Dewa Matahari) berkata: “Tanpa ragu, wahai anakku, pasti ada sebab yang besar di sebalik hal ini; kerana sebab itulah kemarahan merasukimu, walaupun engkau seorang mahatma dan mengetahui dharma.”
Ravi (Sūrya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: his son (contextual; within the Saṃjñā–Chāyā lineage narrative)
Scene: A solemn dialogue: Sūrya (Ravi) addressing his son with compassionate gravity, questioning the extraordinary cause of anger in a dharma-knower; the setting evokes a sacred coastal tīrtha atmosphere.
FAQs
Anger has a deeper cause; dharma requires inquiry into root impulses and correction through wisdom.
The dialogue is preserved within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, linking ethical teaching to the sacred fame of Prabhāsa.
None; it introduces a reflective inquiry into the cause of anger within the narrative.