Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
पत्न्यां पितुर्मयि यदि पादमुद्यच्छसे बलात् । भुवि तस्मादयं पादस्तवाद्यैव भविष्यति
patnyāṃ piturmayi yadi pādamudyacchase balāt | bhuvi tasmādayaṃ pādastavādyaiva bhaviṣyati
“Jika engkau dengan paksa mengangkat kakimu terhadapku—isteri kepada ayahmu—maka kerana itu, mulai hari ini kaki itu akan jatuh ke bumi.”
Chāyā (disguised as Saṃjñā), cursing Yama
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: Chāyā pronounces the curse with a pointed gesture toward Yama’s raised foot; the foot is emphasized, foreshadowing its fall/affliction; the scene is tense, with moral gravity.
FAQs
Violence toward elders and parental figures is adharma and rebounds immediately as suffering through the force of a curse.
None; the verse focuses on household ethics and the consequence of a śāpa.
None.