Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
छायासंज्ञोवाच । आकेशग्रहणाच्चाहमाशापाच्च वचस्तथा । करिष्ये कथयिष्यामि यावत्केशापकर्षणा त्
chāyāsaṃjñovāca | ākeśagrahaṇāccāhamāśāpācca vacastathā | kariṣye kathayiṣyāmi yāvatkeśāpakarṣaṇā t
छायासंज्ञोवाच—आकेशग्रहणात् तथा तवाज्ञापाशात् च अहं यथोक्तं करिष्ये, यथावद् वक्ष्यामि; यावत् केशापकर्षणस्य फलप्राप्तिः।
Chāyā (responding to Saṃjñā)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame, implied)
Scene: Chāyā, seized by the hair, speaks with restrained anger and fear, agreeing to speak only under compulsion; the aggressor’s hand is visible, emphasizing coercion and impending karmic consequence.
FAQs
Coercion and harshness (even in private matters) plant karmic seeds; compelled agreements often carry hidden consequences.
None; the verse is part of a divine-family narrative rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None; it is a statement of compelled promise and its implied fallout.