Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
अथ ते पन्नगाः क्रुद्धा ददंशुस्तां तपस्विनीम् । समं सर्वेषु गात्रेषु यथान्या प्राकृता स्त्रियम्
atha te pannagāḥ kruddhā dadaṃśustāṃ tapasvinīm | samaṃ sarveṣu gātreṣu yathānyā prākṛtā striyam
پھر ان سانپوں نے غضبناک ہو کر اس تپسوی عورت کو ڈس لیا—اس کے تمام اعضاء پر برابر کاٹا، گویا وہ محض ایک عام عورت ہو۔
Narrator (contextual; within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya discourse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Multiple nāgas, enraged, strike the ascetic woman across her limbs; she stands steady, eyes lowered in composure, while the serpents’ aggression appears strangely futile—foreshadowing their own pain.
FAQs
Worldly beings misjudge saints as ordinary; dharma warns that such contempt leads to fear and downfall.
The wider adhyāya belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya setting, but this verse alone does not name the site.
None; it narrates an encounter highlighting the force of tapas and divine protection.