Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44
या भर्तारं परित्यज्य मिष्टमश्नाति केवलम् । ग्रामे सा सूकरी भूयाद्वल्गुली वाथ विङ्भुजा
yā bhartāraṃ parityajya miṣṭamaśnāti kevalam | grāme sā sūkarī bhūyādvalgulī vātha viṅbhujā
Die Frau, die ihren Gatten verlässt und nur Köstlichkeiten genießt, wird in einem Dorf als Sau wiedergeboren — oder als Eidechse, oder als ein Wesen, das Unrat frisst.
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying dharma-teaching)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral tableau: a woman turning away from her husband and indulging in rich foods; in the background, symbolic rebirth forms—sow, lizard, and a low scavenger—appear as shadowy karmic outcomes, with Dharmāraṇya forest as setting.
FAQs
It condemns abandonment and indulgent self-centered living, presenting karmic degradation as the result.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is ethical instruction.
None; it discourages indulgence and promotes disciplined living.