Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
शक्रोऽपि गौतमं दृष्ट्वा पलायनपरायणः । निर्जगामाश्रमात्तस्माद्विवस्त्रोऽपि भयाकुलः
śakro'pi gautamaṃ dṛṣṭvā palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ | nirjagāmāśramāttasmādvivastro'pi bhayākulaḥ
சக்கிரனும் கௌதமரைப் பார்த்தவுடன் ஓடிப்போகவே முனைந்தான். அச்சத்தால் கலங்கி, ஆடையில்லாமலேயே அந்த ஆசிரமத்திலிருந்து வெளியே தப்பினான்.
Viśvāmitra
Scene: Indra, panic-stricken and ashamed, bolts from the hermitage, even unclothed, while the austere forest and āśrama stand as silent witnesses.
FAQs
Adharma brings fear and loss of dignity; inner guilt manifests as outward disgrace.
No named tīrtha; the āśrama itself is portrayed as a sacred space whose purity cannot be violated without consequence.
None.
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