Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71
न पुत्रेषु कृता लज्जा पौत्रेषु च न ते विभो । कामकारकृतं मन्ये ह्येतत्कर्म विगर्हितम्
na putreṣu kṛtā lajjā pautreṣu ca na te vibho | kāmakārakṛtaṃ manye hyetatkarma vigarhitam
Não sentiste vergonha perante teus filhos, nem mesmo perante teus netos, ó Senhor. Considero que este ato censurável foi feito sob a compulsão do desejo.
Devī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A forceful speaker indicts a powerful elder for acting without shame before sons and grandsons; the accused appears exposed in a public setting, with younger family members present as silent witnesses.
FAQs
Restraint and modesty protect dharma; desire that ignores social and familial responsibility becomes condemnable.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra provides the sacred narrative frame where dharmic conduct is upheld and deviations are criticized.
None directly; it is a moral evaluation of conduct, framed within a ritual/assembly setting.