Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
यदा शप्तो महादेवो ह्यज्ञानतिमिरावृतैः । ऋषिभिः कोपयुक्तैश्च कस्मिंश्चित्कारणांतरे
yadā śapto mahādevo hyajñānatimirāvṛtaiḥ | ṛṣibhiḥ kopayuktaiśca kasmiṃścitkāraṇāṃtare
Có một thời, vì một duyên cớ nào đó, Mahādeva bị các bậc hiền triết—bị màn tối vô minh che phủ và bị cơn sân hận chi phối—nguyền rủa.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Scene: A circle of austere sages, faces tightened by anger and ignorance’s shadow, pronounce a curse; Mahādeva stands serene yet the atmosphere darkens, suggesting cosmic imbalance.
FAQs
Even ascetics can fall into error when ignorance and anger arise; dharma requires clarity, humility, and restraint.
The episode is part of the Prabhāsakṣetra narrative that will lead to a tīrtha-centered resolution.
Not yet; the verse sets up the need for expiation/atonement that later takes the form of tīrtha practice.