Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
मंदुरायां स्थितं यच्च काष्ठमेतत्प्रदृश्यते । याज्ञवल्क्यस्ततो दृष्ट्वा सकोपस्तमुपाद्रवत्
maṃdurāyāṃ sthitaṃ yacca kāṣṭhametatpradṛśyate | yājñavalkyastato dṛṣṭvā sakopastamupādravat
“தொழுவத்தில் கிடக்கும் இந்த மரத்துண்டு காணப்படுகிறது…” என்று கண்ட யாஜ்ஞவல்க்யர் கோபமுற்று அவன் மீது பாய்ந்தார்।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yājñavalkya, eyes blazing, strides forward in anger toward the mocker; behind them a stable with a rough piece of wood lying on the ground, foreshadowing transformation.
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Purāṇic narratives portray how contemptuous speech and impure associations can provoke righteous indignation, pushing the story toward repentance and revelation.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up a miracle motif involving a piece of wood in a stable.
None directly; the verse narrates an incident involving Yājñavalkya’s anger.
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