Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
स तां दृष्ट्वा वरारोहां पीनोन्नतपयोधराम् । गृहं निनाय साम्ना च विधवां शूद्रनायकः । सा नारी तस्य महिषी भूत्वा तेन दिवानिशम्
sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā varārohāṃ pīnonnatapayodharām | gṛhaṃ nināya sāmnā ca vidhavāṃ śūdranāyakaḥ | sā nārī tasya mahiṣī bhūtvā tena divāniśam
Melihatnya—berparas elok, dengan payudara penuh dan terangkat—pemimpin śūdra itu membujuk sang janda dengan kata-kata lembut lalu membawanya ke rumahnya. Perempuan itu menjadi permaisurinya dan tinggal bersamanya siang dan malam.
Narrator (context not explicit in excerpt; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A widow of graceful form is gently but insistently led by a local leader into his house; the moment is intimate yet foreboding, hinting at impending moral decline.
FAQs
The narrative depicts how desire and persuasion can entangle one further in worldly bonds, preparing the ground for karmic results.
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