Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
भविष्यति कुलच्छेदः शैथिल्यान्मम दुर्मतेः । गुरुपत्न्या च संदृष्ट उत्तंको दुःखितस्तदा
bhaviṣyati kulacchedaḥ śaithilyānmama durmateḥ | gurupatnyā ca saṃdṛṣṭa uttaṃko duḥkhitastadā
“मम शैथिल्येन दुर्मतेश्च कुलच्छेदो भविष्यति” इति। गुरुपत्न्या संदृष्टः उत्तङ्कस्तदा दुःखेनाभिभूतः।
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).