Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
पौत्रोऽहं तव देवेश पुलस्त्यस्य सुतो द्विजः । नीतो राक्षसतामद्य प्रस्थात्रा कोपतो विभो
pautro'haṃ tava deveśa pulastyasya suto dvijaḥ | nīto rākṣasatāmadya prasthātrā kopato vibho
“اے دیوتاؤں کے مالک! میں آپ کا پوتا ہوں—پلستیہ کا بیٹا، ایک برہمن۔ آج پرستھاتَر کے غضب سے، اے قادرِ مطلق، مجھے راکشس کی حالت میں دھکیل دیا گیا ہے۔”
The afflicted brāhmaṇa (Pulastya’s son; speaking to Pitāmaha)
Scene: The supplicant points to himself in confession, then gestures toward Brahmā in appeal, describing his lineage and the curse/wrath that made him rākṣasa-like.
FAQs
Even noble birth does not shield one from karmic consequence; dharma is preserved through accountability and corrective action.
The verse sits inside a tīrtha-glorification chapter, but this line itself does not name the site.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse introduces the cause (anger/curse) behind the transformation.
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