Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
अद्यप्रभृति चेन्नाहं सर्पं दृष्टिवशं गतम् । निहन्मि दण्डघातेन तत्पापं स्याद्ध्रुवं मम
adyaprabhṛti cennāhaṃ sarpaṃ dṛṣṭivaśaṃ gatam | nihanmi daṇḍaghātena tatpāpaṃ syāddhruvaṃ mama
Từ hôm nay trở đi, nếu ta không dùng gậy đánh chết bất cứ con rắn nào lọt vào tầm mắt ta, thì chắc chắn tội ấy sẽ thuộc về ta.
Unspecified first-person narrator (context not provided in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The speaker proclaims: ‘From today…’ holding a staff poised to strike; serpents appear at the edge of vision, emphasizing the vow’s trigger—mere sight.
FAQs
It illustrates how a mind seized by anger can invert moral sense—treating violence as ‘duty’—and thereby accumulate pāpa.
No site is named in this verse; it is part of a larger tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it is a personal vow described in the story, not a recommended rite.