Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
संपरेतस्य तद्भर्तुर्ये जातिकुलवबांधवाः । तां वार्तां दुःसहां श्रुत्वा ययुस्तत्पितृमंदिरम्
saṃparetasya tadbharturye jātikulavabāṃdhavāḥ | tāṃ vārtāṃ duḥsahāṃ śrutvā yayustatpitṛmaṃdiram
Para kerabat mendiang suaminya—yang terikat oleh kelahiran dan garis keturunan—mendengar kabar yang tak tertahankan itu, lalu pergi ke rumah ayahnya.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Scene: A group of stern kinsmen approaches the father’s courtyard; their faces show indignation and wounded honor; the house threshold becomes a symbolic boundary between private grief and public accusation.
FAQs
In traditional society, personal matters affected the whole kula; dharma disputes were taken to elders and guardians rather than settled by rumor alone.
No holy site is mentioned.
None; it narrates a social and familial response.