Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
भविष्यति कुलच्छेदः शैथिल्यान्मम दुर्मतेः । गुरुपत्न्या च संदृष्ट उत्तंको दुःखितस्तदा
bhaviṣyati kulacchedaḥ śaithilyānmama durmateḥ | gurupatnyā ca saṃdṛṣṭa uttaṃko duḥkhitastadā
«Durch meine Nachlässigkeit und Torheit wird mein Geschlecht abgeschnitten.» Da wurde Uttaṅka, von der Gattin des Guru erblickt, von Kummer überwältigt.
Vasiṣṭha (with Uttaṅka’s sentiment embedded)
Scene: Uttaṅka, a young ascetic disciple, stands with downcast eyes and folded hands, grief-stricken after being seen by the guru’s wife; the hermitage setting is quiet, with a sense of moral tension and self-reproach.
FAQs
Negligence toward one’s dharmic responsibilities is shown to have consequences extending beyond the individual to family and social continuity.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the ethical storyline within the section.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes dharmic accountability (including household/lineage obligations).