Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
तान्दृष्ट्वा यष्टिमुद्यम्य भर्त्सयन्प रुषाक्षरैः । वाक्यैरुवाच तान्सर्वांस्तिष्ठध्वमिति भूरिशः
tāndṛṣṭvā yaṣṭimudyamya bhartsayanpa ruṣākṣaraiḥ | vākyairuvāca tānsarvāṃstiṣṭhadhvamiti bhūriśaḥ
انہیں دیکھ کر اس نے لاٹھی اٹھائی اور سخت الفاظ سے گالیاں دیتے ہوئے سب سے کہا، “ٹھہر جاؤ!”—وہ بڑا گستاخ اور سرکش آدمی تھا۔
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The bandit lunges forward, staff raised, mouth open in harsh command; the seven sages remain composed, luminous and unmoved—stillness confronting aggression.
FAQs
Harming or insulting the righteous—especially sages and pilgrims—deepens adharma and invites grave karmic reaction.
The scene belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya; the holiness of the region is the narrative frame.
None; the verse depicts misconduct toward sādhus rather than a ritual.