Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42
एकचित्ताभवत्सा तु शूलिकर्मविमोहिता । ततः सा मोहमापन्ना तत्तद्वाक्यपरायणा
ekacittābhavatsā tu śūlikarmavimohitā | tataḥ sā mohamāpannā tattadvākyaparāyaṇā
அச்செயலின் மயக்கத்தால் அவள் ஒருமனப்பட்டாள்; பின்னர் மோகத்தில் விழுந்து அவன் சொல்வதெல்லாம் தெய்வவாக்கெனப் பற்றிக் கொண்டாள்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: The princess shown with intense, narrowed focus—eyes fixed, posture rigid—symbolizing ekacittatā turned into bondage; Indrasūri’s words visually represented as a spell-like thread; shadows suggest inner confusion.
FAQs
Loss of viveka (discernment) leads to moha; devotion to a person’s words without dhārmic examination becomes a cause of downfall.
Dharmāraṇya is the setting, but the verse itself is a moral-psychological description rather than tīrtha-praise.
None; it describes the mental state produced by misleading practice.