Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
कन्योवाच । एवं ते वर्तमानस्य मम तातः प्रकोपतः । दहिष्यति न संदेहः शापं दत्त्वा सुदारुणम्
kanyovāca | evaṃ te vartamānasya mama tātaḥ prakopataḥ | dahiṣyati na saṃdehaḥ śāpaṃ dattvā sudāruṇam
乙女は言った。「もしそのように振る舞うなら、父は怒りに燃え、最も恐ろしき呪詛を授けたのち、疑いなくあなたを焼き尽くすでしょう。」
Kanyā (the maiden)
Listener: Citrāṅgada
Scene: A young maiden, trembling, modestly veiled, raises a cautioning hand; behind her, an implied austere father-figure/sage presence (not necessarily shown) with fiery ascetic power.
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Transgressing dharma invites consequences; elders/guardians are depicted as upholders of moral order through śāpa.
Not specified in this verse.
None; it is a warning about ethical and karmic consequence.
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