Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
छायासंज्ञोवाच । आकेशग्रहणाच्चाहमाशापाच्च वचस्तथा । करिष्ये कथयिष्यामि यावत्केशापकर्षणा त्
chāyāsaṃjñovāca | ākeśagrahaṇāccāhamāśāpācca vacastathā | kariṣye kathayiṣyāmi yāvatkeśāpakarṣaṇā t
Chāyā dit : «Parce que tu m’as saisie par les cheveux, et par ton ordre, je ferai ce que tu dis et parlerai en conséquence—jusqu’au moment où cette traction des cheveux portera son fruit.»
Chāyā (responding to Saṃjñā)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame, implied)
Scene: Chāyā, seized by the hair, speaks with restrained anger and fear, agreeing to speak only under compulsion; the aggressor’s hand is visible, emphasizing coercion and impending karmic consequence.
FAQs
Coercion and harshness (even in private matters) plant karmic seeds; compelled agreements often carry hidden consequences.
None; the verse is part of a divine-family narrative rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None; it is a statement of compelled promise and its implied fallout.