Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
हुन्त्वंकृत्याप्रियं ब्रूते मूका सा जायते खलु । या सपत्नीं सदैर्ष्येत दुर्भगा सा पुनःपुनः । दृष्टिं विलुप्य भर्तुर्या कंचिदन्यं समीक्षते
huntvaṃkṛtyāpriyaṃ brūte mūkā sā jāyate khalu | yā sapatnīṃ sadairṣyeta durbhagā sā punaḥpunaḥ | dṛṣṭiṃ vilupya bharturyā kaṃcidanyaṃ samīkṣate
Diejenige, die nach begangenem Unheil Unangenehmes spricht, wird wahrlich stumm geboren. Wer stets die Mitfrau beneidet, wird immer wieder unglücklich. Und wer den Blick vom Gatten abwendet und mit Absicht einen anderen Mann betrachtet, erleidet Verlust und Makel.
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying dharma-teaching)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Three linked vignettes: (1) a woman speaking harshly after causing harm, her mouth symbolically sealed; (2) a jealous co-wife scene with greenish envy aura; (3) a woman’s sidelong gaze toward another man while husband stands nearby, with a dark ‘kalaṅka’ shadow marking consequence.
FAQs
It warns against harmful speech, jealousy, and disloyal intent—inner faults that ripen into suffering.
No site is mentioned; the verse teaches moral discipline.
None; it prescribes purification of speech and mind through restraint.