Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
भविष्यति कुलच्छेदः शैथिल्यान्मम दुर्मतेः । गुरुपत्न्या च संदृष्ट उत्तंको दुःखितस्तदा
bhaviṣyati kulacchedaḥ śaithilyānmama durmateḥ | gurupatnyā ca saṃdṛṣṭa uttaṃko duḥkhitastadā
«Par ma négligence et ma sottise, ma lignée sera tranchée.» Alors Uttaṅka, aperçu par l’épouse du guru, fut saisi d’une profonde affliction.
Vasiṣṭha (with Uttaṅka’s sentiment embedded)
Scene: Uttaṅka, a young ascetic disciple, stands with downcast eyes and folded hands, grief-stricken after being seen by the guru’s wife; the hermitage setting is quiet, with a sense of moral tension and self-reproach.
FAQs
Negligence toward one’s dharmic responsibilities is shown to have consequences extending beyond the individual to family and social continuity.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the ethical storyline within the section.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes dharmic accountability (including household/lineage obligations).