Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
नाम्ना चैवेंद्रसूरिर्वै देशेस्मिन्कान्यकुब्जके । षोडशाब्दा च सा कन्या नोपनीता नृपात्मजा
nāmnā caiveṃdrasūrirvai deśesminkānyakubjake | ṣoḍaśābdā ca sā kanyā nopanītā nṛpātmajā
وفي هذه البلاد، كَانيَكوبْجَة، كان رجل يُدعى إندراسوري. وكانت ابنة الملك، مع أنها بلغت ستَّ عشرة سنة، لم تُقم لها بعدُ شعيرة الأوبانايانا المقدسة.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Kānyakubja (as kṣetra reference)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A map-like narrative shift to Kānyakubja; Indrasūri introduced as a figure in the city; the sixteen-year-old princess shown without the marks of initiation, suggesting a missing rite; courtiers and brahmins in discussion.
FAQs
Neglect of saṃskāras (like upanayana) is portrayed as an early sign of weakening Vedic order, enabling later confusion in dharma.
Dharmāraṇya remains the larger sacred setting; Kānyakubja is named as a geographical/cultural locale within the narrative.
Upanayana is referenced indirectly by noting its absence for the princess.