Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 85
ममापराधजो मन्युर्न कार्यो भवताऽनघ । एवं प्रसादितः शंभुर्हृष्टात्मा त्रिदशैः सह
mamāparādhajo manyurna kāryo bhavatā'nagha | evaṃ prasāditaḥ śaṃbhurhṛṣṭātmā tridaśaiḥ saha
ममापराधजातो मन्युर्भवता न कार्यः, हे अनघ। एवं प्रसादितः शम्भुः त्रिदशैः सह हृष्टात्मा बभूव॥
Umā (Pārvatī) (contextual deduction: addressing Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva (Śambhu) becomes inwardly delighted as devas gather around, their faces bright; the petitioner’s fear dissolves into relief.
FAQs
Anger born of offence should be relinquished; humility and reconciliation lead to divine grace.
The verse occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya context of Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single verse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on pacifying anger and pleasing Śiva.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.