Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
तदस्योचितदारार्थे सदा चिंतास्ति कृष्ण मे । उचितं बत हैडंबेः क्व कलत्रं करोम्यहम्
tadasyocitadārārthe sadā ciṃtāsti kṛṣṇa me | ucitaṃ bata haiḍaṃbeḥ kva kalatraṃ karomyaham
সেয়েহে, হে কৃষ্ণ, তেওঁৰ বাবে উপযুক্ত পত্নী বিচাৰি মই সদায় চিন্তিত। সত্যই, হাইডম্বাৰ বাবে মই ক’ত উপযুক্ত কন্যা পাম?
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), addressing Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
Listener: Kṛṣṇa
Scene: Dharmarāja, thoughtful and burdened, addresses Kṛṣṇa with folded hands; Kṛṣṇa listens calmly, embodying omniscient reassurance.
FAQs
Household dharma includes responsibly arranging suitable alliances, especially when extraordinary circumstances make the task difficult.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse concerns gṛhastha responsibilities and counsel.
No explicit rite is described; the theme is marriage propriety (ucita-kalatra) within dharma.