Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
अस्यां चासक्तहृदयः स विप्रो मोहयंत्रितः । कदाचिदपि नैवागाज्ज्येष्ठपत्नीं पतिव्रताम्
asyāṃ cāsaktahṛdayaḥ sa vipro mohayaṃtritaḥ | kadācidapi naivāgājjyeṣṭhapatnīṃ pativratām
اس میں دل لگائے وہ برہمن فریبِ موہ کے جال میں جکڑا ہوا تھا؛ وہ کبھی بھی اپنی بڑی بیوی، جو پتی ورتا اور وفادار تھی، کے پاس نہ گیا۔
Śrī Devī (continuing narration)
Listener: Muni/assembly (implied)
Scene: The brāhmaṇa, eyes clouded by infatuation, remains with the younger wife; the elder wife—quiet, devoted, and dignified—stands apart, neglected yet steadfast in her vow.
FAQs
Moha (delusion) distorts duty: attachment leads to neglect of rightful responsibilities, harming dharma and generating suffering.
No tīrtha is named; the verse delivers a dharmic warning within a karmic backstory.
None; it is a narrative moral lesson about gṛhastha conduct.