Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
पत्न्यां पितुर्मयि यदि पादमुद्यच्छसे बलात् । भुवि तस्मादयं पादस्तवाद्यैव भविष्यति
patnyāṃ piturmayi yadi pādamudyacchase balāt | bhuvi tasmādayaṃ pādastavādyaiva bhaviṣyati
«Se à força ergues o pé contra mim, a esposa de teu pai, então, por isso, este mesmo pé teu, desde hoje, estará sobre a terra (cairá ao chão)».
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.