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Skandapurana 5.279.48

Skandapurāṇa 5.279.48

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5.279.48

49 kalaśeśvaramāhātmyavarṇane kalaśanṛpasya gṛhe durvāsasa āgamanam, cāturmāsyavra-tasya pāraṇaṃ kartumāgatāya durvāsase nṛpeṇātithyasatkārapūrvakaṃ bhojanādisamarpaṇam, tatra bhojanapātre lavaṇādibhiḥ susaṃtkṛtaṃ māṃsaṃ dṛṣṭvā vyāghro bhava iti nṛpāya śāpapradānam, kalaśanṛpaterdurvāsasaḥ śāpena vyāghratvaprāptivarṇanam.. 58 2

49 In the description of the māhātmya of Kalaśeśvara: Durvāsas's arrival at the home of King Kalaśa; the king's offering of food and hospitality to Durvāsas, who had arrived to break the fast of the Cāturmāsya observance; seeing meat well seasoned with salt and other spices in the food-dish, his curse upon the king saying, 'Become a tiger!'; and the description of King Kalaśa's attaining tigerhood due to the curse of Durvāsas. 58 2

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