Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
न शेकुस्ते यदा सर्वे ग्रहीतुं तं महेश्वरम् । तदा शिवं प्रकुपिता शेपुरित्थं द्विजातयः
na śekuste yadā sarve grahītuṃ taṃ maheśvaram | tadā śivaṃ prakupitā śepuritthaṃ dvijātayaḥ
వారందరూ ఆ మహేశ్వరుని పట్టుకోవడానికి అసమర్థులైనప్పుడు, కోపించిన ఆ బ్రాహ్మణులు శివుని ఈ విధంగా శపించారు.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages, unable to catch Maheśvara, stand in a semicircle with blazing eyes; their raised hands and stern faces indicate the moment of pronouncing a curse, while Śiva remains elusive.
FAQs
Anger can misdirect even the learned; spiritual power (śāpa) should align with discernment and devotion rather than impulsive outrage.
The verse belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this single shloka does not identify the site.
None; it introduces the act of cursing within the narrative.
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