Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 87
कुब्जा वामनकाः पापा जायन्ते दुःखभागिनः । ये त्यजन्ति स्वकां भार्यां मूढाः पण्डितमानिनः
kubjā vāmanakāḥ pāpā jāyante duḥkhabhāginaḥ | ye tyajanti svakāṃ bhāryāṃ mūḍhāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ
Jene Sünder, die ihre eigene Gattin verlassen—verblendet und sich für gelehrt haltend—werden als Bucklige und Zwerge wiedergeboren, Erben des Leids.
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purana narrative style within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-mahātmya context
Type: river
Scene: A proud, self-styled scholar turns away from his wife; the moral consequence is shown as future births with bent backs and stunted forms, under the shadow of karmic law.
FAQs
Householder-dharma demands responsibility and fidelity; arrogance and abandonment bring painful karmic outcomes.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader moral-religious instruction.
None; the verse is a dharmic warning tied to marital conduct.