Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44
या भर्तारं परित्यज्य मिष्टमश्नाति केवलम् । ग्रामे सा सूकरी भूयाद्वल्गुली वाथ विङ्भुजा
yā bhartāraṃ parityajya miṣṭamaśnāti kevalam | grāme sā sūkarī bhūyādvalgulī vātha viṅbhujā
Perempuan yang meninggalkan suaminya lalu hanya menyantap hidangan lezat semata, akan terlahir kembali di desa sebagai induk babi—atau sebagai kadal, atau makhluk pemakan kotoran.
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying dharma-teaching)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral tableau: a woman turning away from her husband and indulging in rich foods; in the background, symbolic rebirth forms—sow, lizard, and a low scavenger—appear as shadowy karmic outcomes, with Dharmāraṇya forest as setting.
FAQs
It condemns abandonment and indulgent self-centered living, presenting karmic degradation as the result.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is ethical instruction.
None; it discourages indulgence and promotes disciplined living.