Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
शप्ता वयं त्वया विप्र साधवः शिवकिंकराः । वृथैव ब्रह्मचापल्यादहं शापं ददामि ते
śaptā vayaṃ tvayā vipra sādhavaḥ śivakiṃkarāḥ | vṛthaiva brahmacāpalyādahaṃ śāpaṃ dadāmi te
“اے برہمن! ہم—شیو کے راست باز خادم—تم نے ہمیں محض برہمنی جلدبازی سے بے سبب لعنت دی ہے؛ اس لیے اب میں تم پر لعنت جاری کرتا ہوں۔”
Nandī
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame; not explicit)
Scene: Nandī addresses Dakṣa directly: gaṇas behind him, calm yet resolute; Dakṣa’s face tight with pride; the sacrificial fire throws sharp light on tense expressions.
FAQs
True righteousness is not social rank but devotion and conduct; insulting devotees is treated as a grave fault that rebounds upon the offender.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative that ultimately supports Śiva’s supremacy in the Kedāra sacred landscape.
None explicitly; the focus is on ethical-spiritual accountability in a ritual setting.