Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
भविष्यसि विजिह्वस्त्वं शप्त्वा तं दर्दुरं नृपः
bhaviṣyasi vijihvastvaṃ śaptvā taṃ darduraṃ nṛpaḥ
แล้วพระราชาอัคนีทรงสาปกบตัวนั้น ตรัสว่า “เจ้าจักกลายเป็นผู้ไร้ลิ้น (หรือมีลิ้นพิกลพิการ)!”
Agni (Havyavāhana), as reported in the narrative by Pulastya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame)
Scene: A fiery kingly Agni, radiant and anthropomorphic, pronounces a curse upon a frog; the frog recoils, tongue implied as afflicted; watery setting hints at a refuge in waters nearby.
FAQs
The Purāṇic narrative warns against wrathful reactivity; curses symbolize karmic consequences that impair speech and agency.
The Arbuda mountain water-region remains the contextual sacred setting, where Agni’s hidden presence causes extraordinary effects.
No ritual action is prescribed in this verse.