Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
पतिलोकात्परिभ्रष्टाः स्वर्गमार्गात्तथैव च । भूत्वा ह्यशरणा भूयो दस्युहस्तं गमिष्यथ
patilokātparibhraṣṭāḥ svargamārgāttathaiva ca | bhūtvā hyaśaraṇā bhūyo dasyuhastaṃ gamiṣyatha
«Déchues du monde de l’époux et tout autant du chemin du ciel, vous deviendrez sans refuge et retomberez encore entre les mains des brigands».
Hari (Vāsudeva/Viṣṇu), continuing the curse
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prophetic utterance of doom: women bereft of protection, the ‘path to heaven’ closing, and the looming threat of bandits—set against the somber aura of Prabhāsa after Kṛṣṇa’s departure.
FAQs
Purāṇic ethics portray adharma as leading to loss of spiritual direction and worldly protection—inner disorder yields outer suffering.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the sacred narrative setting, though the verse emphasizes moral consequence rather than tīrtha-phala.
None; it describes the outcome (phala) of misconduct as part of the curse.