Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
यस्मात्त्वं दोषहीनां मां सदोषामिव मन्यसे । तस्माद्भव द्रुतं पापे मानुषी दुःखभागिनी
yasmāttvaṃ doṣahīnāṃ māṃ sadoṣāmiva manyase | tasmādbhava drutaṃ pāpe mānuṣī duḥkhabhāginī
«Puisque tu me tiens—moi qui suis sans faute—pour coupable, alors, ô pécheresse, deviens promptement une femme humaine, vouée à partager la souffrance.»
Brahmin-born virtuous woman (dvijasaṃbhavā)
Scene: The curser speaks a sharp, dharma-laden sentence; the cursed woman’s face shifts from pride to shock, foreshadowing descent into human condition and sorrow.
FAQs
Misjudging the innocent is a grave ethical error; dharma warns that false attribution and jealousy bring painful consequences.
The curse narrative unfolds within the Kedārāyatana-focused Tīrthamāhātmya of this adhyāya.
None directly; the emphasis is on moral causation leading toward a tīrtha-based resolution.