Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
व्यवहारे च्छलग्राही भृत्यग्रस्तो भवेन्नरः । सदा पुरुषरोगी स्यात्परदाररतो नरः
vyavahāre cchalagrāhī bhṛtyagrasto bhavennaraḥ | sadā puruṣarogī syātparadārarato naraḥ
যে লেনদেনে ছল-কপট অবলম্বন করে, সে ভৃত্য-আশ্রিতদের দ্বারা পীড়িত হয়। আর যে পরস্ত্রীতে আসক্ত, সে সর্বদা ভয়ংকর রোগে আক্রান্ত থাকে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A market or court of arbitration where a man uses trickery in dealings; later he is shown harassed by his own servants. Parallel vignette: a clandestine meeting with another’s wife, followed by a figure afflicted with sores/fever, illustrating karmic disease.
FAQs
Honesty in dealings and fidelity in relationships uphold dharma; deceit and adultery invite social ruin and chronic affliction.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse addresses universal dharma in social life.
None; it prescribes ethical restraint—truth in transactions and avoidance of para-dāra.