Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
अनर्थत्वान्मनुष्याणां भयात्परिजनस्य च । मर्यादायाममर्यादाः स्त्रियस्तिष्ठन्ति भर्तृषु
anarthatvānmanuṣyāṇāṃ bhayātparijanasya ca | maryādāyāmamaryādāḥ striyastiṣṭhanti bhartṛṣu
Por las consecuencias dañinas para los hombres y por temor a sus familias, aun las mujeres sin freno permanecen dentro de los límites del decoro junto a sus esposos.
Unspecified (narrative voice prior to explicit 'Sūta uvāca')
Scene: A household scene near a pilgrimage town: a couple within a courtyard boundary line (maryādā-rekhā), elders/family in the background; beyond the gate, a bustling fair—showing restraint maintained by social bonds and consequences.
FAQs
It emphasizes maryādā—social and moral boundaries—as a stabilizing force against disorder caused by unchecked desire.
No specific tīrtha is identified in the verse; it remains part of the chapter’s moral storytelling.
None.
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