Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
स तां दृष्ट्वा वरारोहां पीनोन्नतपयोधराम् । गृहं निनाय साम्ना च विधवां शूद्रनायकः । सा नारी तस्य महिषी भूत्वा तेन दिवानिशम्
sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā varārohāṃ pīnonnatapayodharām | gṛhaṃ nināya sāmnā ca vidhavāṃ śūdranāyakaḥ | sā nārī tasya mahiṣī bhūtvā tena divāniśam
Als er sie sah, anmutig von Gestalt, mit vollen, erhobenen Brüsten, redete der Anführer der Śūdras der Witwe sanft zu und führte sie in sein Haus. Jene Frau wurde seine Gemahlin und blieb bei ihm bei Tag und Nacht.
Narrator (context not explicit in excerpt; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A widow of graceful form is gently but insistently led by a local leader into his house; the moment is intimate yet foreboding, hinting at impending moral decline.
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The narrative depicts how desire and persuasion can entangle one further in worldly bonds, preparing the ground for karmic results.
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