Skanda Purana 5.15.14
Skandapurāṇa 5.15.14
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5.15.14
iti viṣṇorvacaḥ śrutvā viṣaṇṇavadanābhavat
tato vṛṃdārikā rājankupitā pratyuvāca ha 51
raṇe baddho'si yena tvaṃ jīvanmuktaḥ piturgirā
vividhaiḥ satkṛto ratnairyuktaṃ tasya hṛtā vadhūḥ 52
patirdharmasya yo nityaṃ paradārarataḥ katham
īśvaro'pi kṛtaṃ bhuṃkte karmetyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ 53
ahaṃ mohaṃ yathānītā tvayā māyā tapasvinā
tathā tava vadhūṃ māyā tapasvīko'pi neṣyati 54
Hearing these words of Viṣṇu, her face became dejected; / then, O king, Vṛndārikā, enraged, answered: / “By whom you were bound in battle, and who released you alive at his father’s word / and honoured you with various jewels—is it right that his wife was abducted? / How can he who is the eternal master of dharma be attached to another’s wife? / Wise men say that even the Lord experiences the fruit of the deeds he has done. / Just as I was brought to delusion by you, a false ascetic, / so too will some false ascetic carry off your wife!”
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