Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
कुभार्यस्य यथा पुंसः सर्वंस्याच्चिंतितं वृथा । दृठसारमहामौर्वीमन्यां संयोजयत्ततः
kubhāryasya yathā puṃsaḥ sarvaṃsyācciṃtitaṃ vṛthā | dṛṭhasāramahāmaurvīmanyāṃ saṃyojayattataḥ
De même que, pour l’homme à l’épouse mauvaise, tout projet devient vain, ainsi, voyant son effort échouer, il fixa une autre corde d’arc, immense, ferme et solide.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A warrior, after seeing his prior attempt fail, tightens and replaces the bowstring with a thicker, powerful cord; the simile of a troubled household is suggested through a faint vignette in the background.
FAQs
Misaligned companionship ruins even good intentions; right supports and right means are essential for success in dharma.
No sacred geography is mentioned in this verse.
None.