Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
विरराम यदा नैव वज्रांगमहिषी तदा । शैलस्य दुष्टतां मत्वा शापं दातुं व्यवस्यत
virarāma yadā naiva vajrāṃgamahiṣī tadā | śailasya duṣṭatāṃ matvā śāpaṃ dātuṃ vyavasyata
Nang hindi tumigil ang asawa ni Vajrāṅga sa kanyang pagtalima, inakala niyang masama ang asal ni Śaila at nagpasyang magpahayag ng sumpa.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: The tapasvinī, still composed yet now stern, turns toward the unseen tormentor; her right hand lifts in a poised gesture of imprecation; the atmosphere tightens as if nature itself pauses before the utterance.
FAQs
Tapas grants moral authority; when endurance is met with persistent adharma, righteous censure may follow.
No named tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it describes the contemplated act of śāpa as a consequence of perceived wrongdoing.