Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
आदाय सलिलं हस्ते शुचिर्भूत्वासमाहितः । प्रददौ दारुणं शापं धर्मराजाय दुःखितः
ādāya salilaṃ haste śucirbhūtvāsamāhitaḥ | pradadau dāruṇaṃ śāpaṃ dharmarājāya duḥkhitaḥ
கையில் நீரை எடுத்துக் கொண்டு, தூய்மையடைந்தும் மனம் கலங்கிய நிலையில், துயருற்றவன் தர்மராஜனுக்கு கொடிய சாபம் உரைத்தான்.
Sūta
Scene: The brāhmaṇa lifts his right hand with water cupped in the palm, eyes wet with grief yet blazing; the court of Yama watches as the curse is about to be uttered.
FAQs
Even ritual purity can be overshadowed by mental agitation; dharma requires both outer and inner composure.
The Dharmarājeśvara-tīrtha narrative is being established through an origin-story involving Dharmarāja and a brāhmaṇa’s curse.
A ritual gesture is referenced: taking water in the hand (salila in haste), commonly used in formal declarations such as vows or curses.
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