Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
तावल्लज्जा भयं तावत्स्वाचारस्तावदेव हि । ज्ञानमौदार्यमैश्वर्यं तावदेव हि भासते । यावन्मत्तांगनापाशैः पातितो नैव बन्धनैः
tāvallajjā bhayaṃ tāvatsvācārastāvadeva hi | jñānamaudāryamaiśvaryaṃ tāvadeva hi bhāsate | yāvanmattāṃganāpāśaiḥ pātito naiva bandhanaiḥ
A modéstia e o temor do mal duram apenas até então; também a reta conduta perdura apenas até então. O conhecimento, a generosidade e a prosperidade igualmente só resplandecem enquanto alguém não for lançado à servidão, preso pelos laços e armadilhas de uma mulher embriagada de desvario.
Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: An allegorical fall: a person initially radiant with learning and prosperity is gradually bound by rope-like snares cast from a glamorous, intoxicated figure; virtues (modesty, fear, right conduct) appear as fading lamps.
FAQs
Delusion and uncontrolled desire destroy modesty, right conduct, and even the outward signs of wisdom and prosperity.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse functions as general dharma-nīti within the Dharmāraṇya context.
None; it is a behavioral warning emphasizing self-control and avoidance of binding temptations.