Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51
अतः पतिव्रतायास्त्वं शापं भुंक्ष्व यथोल्बणम् । अद्यप्रभृति नारीषु यदा त्वमपि संगतः । तदा मृतिस्तवेत्युक्त्वा विवेश ज्वलनं सती
ataḥ pativratāyāstvaṃ śāpaṃ bhuṃkṣva yatholbaṇam | adyaprabhṛti nārīṣu yadā tvamapi saṃgataḥ | tadā mṛtistavetyuktvā viveśa jvalanaṃ satī
«ហេតុនេះ ដោយសារតែភាពស្មោះត្រង់ចំពោះស្វាមីរបស់ខ្ញុំ អ្នកនឹងទទួលបណ្តាសាដ៏សាហាវ។ ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃនេះតទៅ ពេលណាអ្នករួមរ័កជាមួយស្រី នោះអ្នកនឹងស្លាប់»។ និយាយចប់ ស្ត្រីដ៏បរិសុទ្ធនោះក៏ចូលទៅក្នុងភ្លើង។
viprasatī (chaste brāhmaṇa woman) speaking to the king (implied by direct address)
Scene: The pativratā pronounces a fierce conditional curse—death upon the king whenever he unites with a woman—then steps into a blazing sacrificial fire with unwavering resolve.
FAQs
Unchecked adharma and sensuality become instruments of one’s downfall; the Purāṇas portray moral law as precise—action ripens into consequence.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it sets up the later wandering to holy places for relief from sin.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse states the curse and the woman’s entry into fire.