Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
तां ज्येष्ठपत्नीं नृपतेर्गर्भसंपदमाश्रिताम् । अवेक्ष्य तस्यै गरलं सपत्न्यश्छद्मना ददुः
tāṃ jyeṣṭhapatnīṃ nṛpatergarbhasaṃpadamāśritām | avekṣya tasyai garalaṃ sapatnyaśchadmanā daduḥ
Ao verem a esposa mais velha do rei prosperar na gravidez, as coesposas, por ciúme, deram-lhe veneno de modo enganoso.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Scene: Inside the women’s quarters: the senior queen radiant with pregnancy; co-wives whispering and offering a cup/bowl laced with poison, faces half-veiled to show deceit.
FAQs
Envy turns into adharma and violence; deceitful harm to the innocent becomes a cause of severe suffering and karmic downfall.
None; the focus is ethical instruction through palace narrative.
None; it depicts a moral transgression (poisoning) rather than a ritual.