Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
गुरूंश्चाप्यवमन्यंते न तु रामजनार्दनौ । भार्याः पतीन्व्युच्चरंति पत्नीश्च पुरुषास्तथा
gurūṃścāpyavamanyaṃte na tu rāmajanārdanau | bhāryāḥ patīnvyuccaraṃti patnīśca puruṣāstathā
بل شرعوا يستخفّون بالشيوخ والمعلّمين—غير أنهم لم يستخفّوا براما ولا بجناردانا (Janārdana). وكانت الزوجات يغلظن القول على الأزواج، والأزواج كذلك على الزوجات.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely Sūta)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A domestic-civic tableau in Prabhāsa: elders and teachers slighted, couples exchanging harsh words; in the background, serene icons of Rāma and Janārdana remain unsullied, suggesting the lone axis of dharma.
FAQs
Disrespect toward gurus and discord in household life are signs of dharmic decline; the righteous remain steady like Rāma and Janārdana.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Purāṇa frames social disharmony as a prelude to sacred-history events.
None explicitly; the focus is ethical—guru-respect and harmony in gṛhastha-dharma.