Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
भविष्यति कुलच्छेदः शैथिल्यान्मम दुर्मतेः । गुरुपत्न्या च संदृष्ट उत्तंको दुःखितस्तदा
bhaviṣyati kulacchedaḥ śaithilyānmama durmateḥ | gurupatnyā ca saṃdṛṣṭa uttaṃko duḥkhitastadā
«Por minha frouxidão e insensatez, minha linhagem será cortada.» Então Uttaṅka, visto pela esposa do guru, foi tomado de tristeza.
Vasiṣṭha (with Uttaṅka’s sentiment embedded)
Scene: Uttaṅka, a young ascetic disciple, stands with downcast eyes and folded hands, grief-stricken after being seen by the guru’s wife; the hermitage setting is quiet, with a sense of moral tension and self-reproach.
FAQs
Negligence toward one’s dharmic responsibilities is shown to have consequences extending beyond the individual to family and social continuity.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the ethical storyline within the section.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes dharmic accountability (including household/lineage obligations).