Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
यदि त्वं ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्तो ब्रह्मर्षिः स्वयमेव तु । कामान्नायं वसिष्ठस्तु तस्मात्कोपं परित्यज
yadi tvaṃ brahmaṇā prokto brahmarṣiḥ svayameva tu | kāmānnāyaṃ vasiṣṭhastu tasmātkopaṃ parityaja
“Nếu quả thật chính Phạm Thiên đã tuyên xưng ngươi là bậc brahmarṣi, thì chớ để dục vọng lôi kéo. Vasiṣṭha này không đáng bị đối nghịch như thế; vì vậy hãy từ bỏ cơn giận.”
Nadī (the river)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viśvāmitra
Scene: The river goddess delivers a pointed ethical teaching: if Viśvāmitra is truly a brahmarṣi, he must not be driven by desire; he should abandon anger toward Vasiṣṭha. The scene emphasizes calm authority overcoming wrath.
FAQs
True spiritual rank (brahmarṣi-hood) is proven by conquering desire and anger, not by yielding to them.
No site is named in the verse; it functions as dharmic counsel within a tīrtha narrative.
None; the instruction is inner discipline—renunciation of anger.
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