Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
परदारकृतं पापं स्त्रीवध्या तस्य जायताम् । अन्योऽपि यः करोत्येवमेवमस्तु तदुच्यताम्
paradārakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ strīvadhyā tasya jāyatām | anyo'pi yaḥ karotyevamevamastu taducyatām
Möge die Sünde, die aus der Verletzung der Ehe eines anderen entsteht, auf den fallen, der Strafe verdient, weil er Frauen Unrecht zufügt. Und wenn ein anderer ebenso handelt, so sei auch für ihn dasselbe verkündet.
Viṣṇu (Hari)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solemn pronouncement: the moral weight of paradāra-pāpa is declared; the assembly listens with gravity; Lakṣmī holds the garland, while Viṣṇu’s face is compassionate yet firm.
FAQs
Desire that violates another’s marriage and harms women is grave adharma and brings heavy sin and punishment.
Vastrāpathakṣetra (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), where dharma-teachings are woven into the site’s glorifying narrative.
None; it is an ethical proclamation establishing consequences for transgression.