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
ताडित झाल्यावरही जर ती त्याला प्रत्युत्तरादाखल ताडते, तर ती वृषदंशिका व्याघ्री होते; आणि जी दुसऱ्याकडे कटाक्ष टाकते, ती केकराक्षी (भेंग्या डोळ्यांची) होते।
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.