Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
क्रोधात्सञ्जायते द्रोहो द्रोहात्पापस्य संगमः । एतस्मात्कारणाद्विप्रा मध्यस्थः पृच्छ्यते मुहुः
krodhātsañjāyate droho drohātpāpasya saṃgamaḥ | etasmātkāraṇādviprā madhyasthaḥ pṛcchyate muhuḥ
غصّے سے دشمنی پیدا ہوتی ہے، اور دشمنی سے گناہ کی صحبت۔ اسی سبب سے، اے وِپرو (برہمنو)، ثالث سے بار بار پوچھا جاتا ہے۔
Bhartṛyajña
Type: kshetra
Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A didactic tableau: anger personified as a red flame giving rise to a darker figure of hostility, which then draws people toward a shadow labeled pāpa-saṅga; the mediator intervenes by questioning repeatedly.
FAQs
Unchecked anger escalates into hostility and sin; dharmic systems use careful mediation to prevent moral decline.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse supports the sanctity of tīrtha-assemblies by promoting non-conflict and righteous process.
A procedural safeguard: repeatedly questioning the mediator to ensure clarity and avert anger-driven outcomes.