Although the details of the incident was unknown, in the article of the next day, there is a comment on the spread of the rumor, in which that he was said to received divine punishment due to his discourtesy related to Tsunemitsu's management in the clerical work at Takebe-taisha Shrine in Omi Province (although, it is not known the exact background nor details).
事件の詳細については不明であるが、同書翌日条には経光が近江国建部大社の社務（具体的な経緯・詳細は不明）を執行した際に非法を行ったことから神罰が下ったとの噂が流布したとある。