Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
न दृष्टः शूलके विप्रो भराक्रान्त्या युधिष्ठिर । स्खलिता तस्य जानुभ्यां शूलस्थस्य पतिव्रता
na dṛṣṭaḥ śūlake vipro bharākrāntyā yudhiṣṭhira | skhalitā tasya jānubhyāṃ śūlasthasya pativratā
Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, kerana himpitan beban yang berat, brāhmaṇa yang terpancang pada pancang itu tidak disedari; isteri yang pativrata itu tersadung pada lutut suaminya yang terikat pada pancang.
Narrator (frame-address to Yudhiṣṭhira)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Night scene: a brāhmaṇa fixed upon a stake; Śāṇḍilī, carrying her husband, fails to notice him due to the crushing load and stumbles against the knees of the impaled man—moment of tragic recognition suspended.
FAQs
Human suffering can arise from karmic forces and circumstance; dharma is tested in moments of shock, burden, and helplessness.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it is a dramatic narrative moment within the Revā Khaṇḍa context.
No ritual is stated; the verse describes an event that triggers moral and karmic reflection.