Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
स दृष्ट्वा तं मुनिं क्रुद्धं गच्छंतमपमानितम् । सत्वरं प्रययौ पृष्ठे तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति च ब्रुवन्
sa dṛṣṭvā taṃ muniṃ kruddhaṃ gacchaṃtamapamānitam | satvaraṃ prayayau pṛṣṭhe tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti ca bruvan
Thấy vị hiền triết ấy nổi giận và ra đi sau khi bị sỉ nhục, ông vội vã chạy theo phía sau, vừa gọi: “Xin dừng lại, xin dừng lại!”
Narrator (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Suśīla hurries along a dusty path after an enraged sage walking away; Suśīla’s hands are raised in pleading, mouth forming the words ‘tiṣṭha tiṣṭha’.
FAQs
When a holy person is wronged, swift repentance and an effort to reconcile is upheld as dharma.
The verse is part of the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative flow; it does not identify a specific site by name.
No formal ritual is stated; the act is immediate pursuit and pacification of the offended sage.
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