Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
अथ ते मुनयो दृष्ट्वा तं तथा विगतांबरम् । कामोद्भवकरंस्त्रीणां प्रोचुः कोपारुणेक्षणाः
atha te munayo dṛṣṭvā taṃ tathā vigatāṃbaram | kāmodbhavakaraṃstrīṇāṃ procuḥ kopāruṇekṣaṇāḥ
پھر رشیوں نے اسے اس طرح برہنہ دیکھا—جو عورتوں میں خواہش جگانے والا تھا—تو غصّے سے سرخ آنکھوں کے ساتھ بول اٹھے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)
Scene: A group of matted-haired sages with rosaries and bark garments stand at the edge of an āśrama, eyes reddened with anger, pointing toward an unclothed ascetic Śiva on the road; women linger in the background, startled.
FAQs
Judgment based on outer appearance can inflame anger; the Purāṇic narrative often uses such moments to reveal hidden divinity and the consequences of rash condemnation.
This is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya storyline; the tīrtha is not identified in this specific verse.
None; it sets up the ethical and theological conflict leading to a curse.