Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
अथान्यैश्च न भुज्यंते मया भुक्तास्तथा स्त्रियः । अन्तर्गृहेषु निहिताः शोचंते च दिवानिशम्
athānyaiśca na bhujyaṃte mayā bhuktāstathā striyaḥ | antargṛheṣu nihitāḥ śocaṃte ca divāniśam
আর আমার দ্বারা ভুক্ত সেই নারীরা অন্য কারো দ্বারাও উপভোগ্য ছিল না। অন্তঃপুরে আবদ্ধ থেকে তারা দিনরাত শোক করত।
Rākṣasa
Scene: Women behind closed doors, sitting in grief through day and night; a moon and sun motif outside the lattice indicates unending sorrow; the king is absent or shown in shadow, emphasizing moral consequence.
FAQs
Adharma produces suffering not only for the doer but for many innocents; Purāṇic ethics condemn harm that causes prolonged grief and confinement.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse emphasizes the human cost of adharma.
None; the verse continues the confession narrative.