Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
ब्रह्मणो वाहनं जातः पुरा तप्त्वा तपो महत् । सैकदा विधिनिर्देशं विना वैयग्र्यमास्थितः
brahmaṇo vāhanaṃ jātaḥ purā taptvā tapo mahat | saikadā vidhinirdeśaṃ vinā vaiyagryamāsthitaḥ
กาลก่อน เขาบำเพ็ญตบะอันยิ่งใหญ่ จนได้เป็นพาหนะของพระพรหม แต่ครั้งหนึ่ง เมื่อไม่ใส่ใจคำบัญญัติตามพระวินัย เขาก็ตกสู่ความกระสับกระส่ายและความฟุ้งซ่าน
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating)
Tirtha: Haṃseśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A radiant swan performing austerities near water and lotuses, then depicted as Brahmā’s mount beside the four-faced creator; a subtle shift shows the swan becoming restless, wings half-spread, eyes unsettled—signaling ‘vaiyagrya’.
FAQs
Even exalted status gained through tapas must be safeguarded by adherence to dharmic order (vidhi); neglect leads to inner disturbance that tīrtha narratives later resolve.
Haṃseśvara tīrtha, introduced through the legend of the haṃsa connected to Brahmā.
An implied prescription: follow vidhi (scriptural/ritual injunctions); the verse sets up the moral cause for subsequent tīrtha-related remedy.