Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
रक्षःकृतमविज्ञाय शप्त्वैवं स गुरुस्ततः । पुनर्विमृश्य तं शापं चकार द्वादशाब्दिकम्
rakṣaḥkṛtamavijñāya śaptvaivaṃ sa gurustataḥ | punarvimṛśya taṃ śāpaṃ cakāra dvādaśābdikam
یہ جانے بغیر کہ یہ راکشس کا کیا دھرا ہے، گرو نے یوں لعنت کی؛ پھر دوبارہ غور کر کے اس لعنت کی مدت بارہ برس مقرر کر دی۔
Narrator (Purāṇic recounting)
Scene: After cursing, Vasiṣṭha pauses in contemplation; his expression softens; the curse is modified to a twelve-year term; the king and attendants watch anxiously as the judgment becomes measured.
FAQs
Even when divine speech is powerful, dharma includes discernment and measured correction; reflection can temper punishment toward a finite term.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the moral mechanics of śāpa (curse) and its duration.
None; the verse specifies the time-bound nature of the curse—twelve years.