Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
आत्मभार्यां सवर्णां यो रेतः पाययते तु सः । परत्र रेतःपायी सन्रेतःकुंडे निपात्यते
ātmabhāryāṃ savarṇāṃ yo retaḥ pāyayate tu saḥ | paratra retaḥpāyī sanretaḥkuṃḍe nipātyate
Sesiapa yang membuat isteri sahnya sendiri yang sevarna meminum air mani—dia digelar ‘peminum mani’—di alam sana dicampakkan ke dalam lubang bernama Retaḥ-kuṇḍa.
Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A domestic scene implying coercive degradation, followed by the afterworld: the offender labeled ‘retaḥpāyī’ is cast into a foul pit called Retaḥ-kuṇḍa, surrounded by Yama’s attendants.
FAQs
Domestic life is to be protected by dignity and dharma; degrading coercive acts are portrayed as leading to specific hellish consequences.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a direct ethical prohibition with a stated naraka result.
None; the verse gives a prohibition and its karmic consequence (fall into Retaḥ-kuṇḍa).
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