Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
ब्रह्मणा संसृतोऽप्याशु नायाति स यदा खगः । तदा तं शप्तवान्ब्रह्मा पातयामास वै पदात्
brahmaṇā saṃsṛto'pyāśu nāyāti sa yadā khagaḥ | tadā taṃ śaptavānbrahmā pātayāmāsa vai padāt
แม้พระพรหมจะทรงเรียกโดยพลัน แต่เมื่อนกนั้นยังไม่มา พระพรหมจึงประทานคำสาป และทรงให้เขาตกจากฐานันดรของตน
Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating to Yudhiṣṭhira)
Tirtha: Haṃseśvara (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Brahmā, stern and radiant, extends a commanding gesture; the haṃsa remains absent or delayed; the curse manifests as the swan’s descent—feathers ruffled, aura dimming—symbolizing ‘patana’ from rank.
FAQs
Neglecting rightful command and duty invites downfall; cosmic offices are sustained by obedience to dharma.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it supports the larger Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.
None; the verse teaches ethical causality rather than ritual instruction.