Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
ताडिता ताडयेच्चेत्तं सा व्याघ्री वृषदंशिका । कटाक्षयति याऽन्यं वै केकराक्षी तु सा भवेत्
tāḍitā tāḍayeccettaṃ sā vyāghrī vṛṣadaṃśikā | kaṭākṣayati yā'nyaṃ vai kekarākṣī tu sā bhavet
ಹೊಡೆತ ತಿಂದರೂ ಅವಳು ಅವನನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಹೊಡೆದರೆ, ಅವಳು ‘ವೃಷದಂಶಿಕಾ’ ಎಂಬ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾಳೆ; ಮತ್ತು ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಟಾಕ್ಷ ಹಾಕುವವಳು ‘ಕೇಕರಾಕ್ಷಿ’ (ವಂಕದೃಷ್ಟಿಯವಳು) ಆಗುತ್ತಾಳೆ।
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying dharma-teaching)
Scene: A tense domestic moment: a man raises a hand; the woman restrains retaliation; allegorical overlay shows a tigress and a squint-eyed figure, illustrating karmic outcomes of violence and wandering gaze.
FAQs
It urges restraint in anger and fidelity in gaze and intention, warning of karmic repercussions.
None is mentioned; the focus is personal conduct and karma.
No ritual; it is a behavioral warning framed through rebirth imagery.