Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95
न योनिसंकरश्चासीत्तत्र नाचारसंकरः । न वंध्या दुर्भगा नारी काकवंध्या मृत प्रजा
na yonisaṃkaraścāsīttatra nācārasaṃkaraḥ | na vaṃdhyā durbhagā nārī kākavaṃdhyā mṛta prajā
Dort gab es weder Vermischung der Abstammung noch Verderbnis rechten Brauchs. Keine Frau war unfruchtbar oder unglückselig; keine war «ohne Nachkommenschaft», und keine hatte Kinder, die starben.
Narrator (sectional voice; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)
Listener: narādhipa (king)
Scene: A village scene of auspicious domesticity: weddings conducted with dignity, elders guiding youth, mothers with healthy children, no funeral pyres or mourning; visual emphasis on orderly rituals and joyful continuity.
FAQs
Dharma preserves both conduct and social stability, resulting in auspicious family life and protection of offspring.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it contributes to the Dharmāraṇya section’s dharmic exemplum.
None; the focus is on moral order (ācāra) and its fruits.