Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
अगम्यं पुरुषं योषिदभिगच्छेत वा द्विजाः । तावयस्मयनारीं च पुरुषं चाप्ययस्मयम्
agamyaṃ puruṣaṃ yoṣidabhigaccheta vā dvijāḥ | tāvayasmayanārīṃ ca puruṣaṃ cāpyayasmayam
Ô deux-fois-nés, si une femme s’approche d’un homme qui lui est interdit, alors tous deux—une femme de fer et un homme de fer—sont voués à la souffrance selon cette faute.
Skanda (deduced; Setu-khaṇḍa narrative voice within Brahmakhaṇḍa)
Listener: dvijāḥ
Scene: An allegorical vision: two figures transformed into iron-bodied forms, standing under a harsh karmic light, foreshadowing their later torment; sages (dvijas) are addressed as witnesses to the moral law.
FAQs
Transgressions in sexual ethics are treated as serious dharma-violations with severe consequences for both parties.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the ethical warning sequence.
No ritual act is prescribed here; it defines prohibited conduct and its punitive framing.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.