Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
शचीमुवाच दुर्मेधाः कितवेनासि भामिनि । भुक्ता ह्यस्यैव कथय याथातथ्येन शोभने
śacīmuvāca durmedhāḥ kitavenāsi bhāmini | bhuktā hyasyaiva kathaya yāthātathyena śobhane
त्या दुर्बुद्धीने शचीला म्हटले— “हे भामिनी! त्या कितवाने तुला भोगले काय? हे शोभने! जे घडले ते जसेच्या तसे सत्य सांग.”
Indra (Purandara) speaking to Śacī
Scene: Indra, agitated and accusatory, confronts Śacī with insulting suspicion; Śacī remains composed, the court atmosphere momentarily tense.
FAQs
Suspicion and ego can cloud judgment; dharma requires discernment and restraint in speech.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative context.
None; it is a dialogue highlighting moral tension.
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