Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
कृतः कोपस्ततस्तुभ्यमेवं हानिरियं मुने । ततस्तापान्वितश्चाहं तान्वि प्रानब्रवं पुनः
kṛtaḥ kopastatastubhyamevaṃ hāniriyaṃ mune | tatastāpānvitaścāhaṃ tānvi prānabravaṃ punaḥ
ஓ முனிவரே, உமக்குள் கோபம் எழுந்ததாலேயே இவ்விழப்பு ஏற்பட்டது. பின்னர் மனவருத்தம் நிறைந்த நான் அந்தப் பிராமணர்களிடம் மீண்டும் கூறினேன்.
Hārīta
Listener: Nārada (addressed as ‘muni’ in the reported speech)
Scene: The speaker explains to the sage that anger caused the loss; then, burning with remorse, he returns to address the brāhmaṇas again—an image of contrition and attempted repair.
FAQs
Anger causes spiritual and practical loss; repentance and reparation restore one’s dharmic path.
No tīrtha appears in this verse; it continues an ethical narrative.
No formal rite; it implies making amends through renewed, right speech and conduct toward brāhmaṇas.