Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
मातोवाच । तथा कुरु महाभाग शीघ्रं दारपरिग्रहम् । वंशवृद्धौ प्रमाणं चेद्वाक्यं तव ममोद्भवम्
mātovāca | tathā kuru mahābhāga śīghraṃ dāraparigraham | vaṃśavṛddhau pramāṇaṃ cedvākyaṃ tava mamodbhavam
قالت الأمّ: «افعلْ كذلك، أيها السعيد الحظّ؛ وتزوّجْ زوجةً عاجلاً. فإن كان ازدياد السلالة هو البرهان، فليتحقّق قولُك هذا بما يولد منّي (من نسلي)».
Mother (of Vṛtra / Dānava line, as per narrative context)
Listener: Son
Scene: An elderly mother instructs her son to accept marriage promptly for the sake of lineage; domestic interior with ritual objects indicating dharma and continuity.
FAQs
Dharma includes timely acceptance of household responsibility; sustaining lineage is treated as a legitimate aim when aligned with duty and order.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is counsel within the chapter’s story.
Dāra-parigraha (marriage/acceptance of a spouse) is advised, pointing toward gṛhastha-dharma rather than a specific tīrtha-rite.
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