Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 131
मुनि रुवाच । स्त्रियः पापसमाचारा नैताः शुध्यंति कर्हिचित् । परकांते रतिर्यासामंत्यजत्वं प्रयच्छति
muni ruvāca | striyaḥ pāpasamācārā naitāḥ śudhyaṃti karhicit | parakāṃte ratiryāsāmaṃtyajatvaṃ prayacchati
Der Weise sprach: „Frauen von sündigem Wandel — solche Frauen werden niemals rein. Und jene, deren Lust an der Geliebten eines anderen hängt, gelangen in den Stand der Ausgestoßenen, außerhalb der Kaste.“
Muni (Sage)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage speaks with severity, warning about immoral conduct and its consequences; listeners appear conflicted, and a maiden prepares to respond.
FAQs
Immoral conduct—especially violating marital boundaries—causes spiritual and social degradation; purity is tied to right behavior.
Not specified in the excerpt; the passage is embedded in a broader tīrtha-glorification section.
None; the verse functions as ethical instruction about conduct and its consequences.