Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
कृष्णोपि सांबमाहूय सहसैवाशपत्सुतम् । सर्वा जांबवतीतुल्याः पश्यंतमपि दुर्विधेः
kṛṣṇopi sāṃbamāhūya sahasaivāśapatsutam | sarvā jāṃbavatītulyāḥ paśyaṃtamapi durvidheḥ
Kṛṣṇa too, summoning Sāmba, suddenly cursed his son: “Let all these women become like Jāmbavatī—even as they gaze upon you, O ill-fated one!”
Kṛṣṇa (addressing Sāmba), deduced from verse wording
Scene: Krishna calls Sāmba close and pronounces a sudden curse; the women, mid-gaze, are fated to become like Jāmbavatī—an abrupt turn from play to consequence.
FAQs
Desire that disrupts dharma invites swift correction; even family bonds do not override the need to uphold moral order.
Not explicit in this verse; it is a narrative episode within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa corpus.
None; the verse centers on narrative consequence (śāpa) as a dharmic corrective.