Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
तस्माद्भजस्व मां रक्तां नो चेद्यास्यामि संक्षयम् । कामबाणप्रदग्धा वै पुरोऽपि तव तापस । ततः स्त्रीवधपापेन लिप्यसे त्वं न संशयः
tasmādbhajasva māṃ raktāṃ no cedyāsyāmi saṃkṣayam | kāmabāṇapradagdhā vai puro'pi tava tāpasa | tataḥ strīvadhapāpena lipyase tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
म्हणून, माझ्यावर प्रेम करणाऱ्या मला स्वीकारा, अन्यथा मी नष्ट होईन. हे तपस्वी, कामदेवाच्या बाणांनी जळत मी तुझ्यासमोरच प्राण त्यागेन, मग निःसंशयपणे तुला स्त्रीहत्येचे पाप लागेल.
Menakā
Scene: A passionate woman confronts a forest-dwelling ascetic, pleading with urgency; the ascetic stands composed, holding a kamaṇḍalu and staff, while the atmosphere suggests a moral trial.
FAQs
Dharma is tested not only by desire but by fear and coercion; the righteous must discern manipulation and uphold vows without harming others.
The verse assumes a tīrtha setting in the chapter, but does not name the site explicitly.
None; the verse discusses pāpa (sin) implications—especially strīvadhapāpa—rather than a specific rite.