Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
ततः काले चं कस्मिंश्चिदवमेने च तां पिता । मुमूर्षुः पापसंकल्पो दुरात्मा कुलकज्जलः
tataḥ kāle caṃ kasmiṃścidavamene ca tāṃ pitā | mumūrṣuḥ pāpasaṃkalpo durātmā kulakajjalaḥ
তারপর কোনো এক সময়ে তার পিতা তাকে অপমান করল। পাপসঙ্কল্পে পূর্ণ, দুষ্টচিত্ত ও বংশের কলঙ্ক—সে তিরস্কারভরে আচরণ করল।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A tense domestic-court scene: the father, proud and contemptuous, publicly insults the Devī; attendants recoil; an ominous stillness suggests impending cosmic rupture.
FAQs
Disrespect toward the divine (and toward dharma) becomes a moral downfall and brings ruinous consequences.
No specific site is praised in this verse; it is a narrative warning within the Satī–Dakṣa episode.
None; the verse is descriptive, highlighting the fault of avamāna (insult).