Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 104
त्वष्टुर्वाचा गृहीतेन्द्रे पत्यौ ते दुष्टकारिणि । नहुषाय गते राज्ये दृष्ट्वा त्वां याचयिष्यति
tvaṣṭurvācā gṛhītendre patyau te duṣṭakāriṇi | nahuṣāya gate rājye dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ yācayiṣyati
Ô malfaisante ! Lorsque ton époux Indra sera saisi par la malédiction de Tvaṣṭṛ, et que la souveraineté passera à Nahūṣa, il te verra et te recherchera avec un désir inapproprié.
Savitrī (deduced from immediate context where Savitrī is later described as crying outside the sacrifice)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-inquirers/ṛṣis
Scene: Prophetic curse spoken with precision: Indra’s future seizure by Tvaṣṭṛ’s curse is envisioned; the throne of heaven shifts to Nahūṣa; Indrāṇī is foreseen as the object of improper pursuit.
FAQs
Adharma triggers cascading consequences—curses, loss of authority, and social disorder—so restraint and righteousness are protective.
The broader frame is the glory of Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), within which these exemplary stories are narrated.
No direct ritual instruction appears in this verse; it functions as a prophetic warning within the māhātmya narrative.