Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
यथा कुभार्यः पुरुषश्चिन्तांतं न प्रपद्यते । तथैव विमृशंश्चाहं चिंतांतं न लभाम्यणु
yathā kubhāryaḥ puruṣaścintāṃtaṃ na prapadyate | tathaiva vimṛśaṃścāhaṃ ciṃtāṃtaṃ na labhāmyaṇu
Như người đàn ông có người vợ xấu chẳng thể chạm đến tận cùng nỗi lo, ta cũng vậy—dẫu suy xét—cũng không tìm được dù chỉ một chút cuối cùng của ưu phiền.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A worried man sits with head in hand; behind him a quarrelsome domestic scene is shown faintly like a shadow, while he looks toward a distant sacred shoreline as hope.
FAQs
When one’s supports are flawed, peace is hard to attain; clarity in dharma requires removing causes of inner disturbance.
None; this verse is introspective and ethical rather than geographical.
No direct ritual is prescribed; it conveys the psychological burden that accompanies compromised living and unresolved dharmic choices.