Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
न च पित्रास्ति ते कार्यं न मात्रा न सखीषु च । केवलं भर्तृभक्ता त्वं तस्माद्गच्छ गृहान्मम
na ca pitrāsti te kāryaṃ na mātrā na sakhīṣu ca | kevalaṃ bhartṛbhaktā tvaṃ tasmādgaccha gṛhānmama
Hier hast du keine Pflicht mehr gegenüber deinem Vater, noch gegenüber deiner Mutter, noch gegenüber deinen Gefährtinnen. Du bist allein deinem Gatten in Hingabe ergeben; darum geh jetzt aus meinem Hause.
Deductive (dialogue voice within Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya; a householder/elder dismissing the woman)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An elder dismisses a woman from the natal home, pointing toward the doorway; she stands with lowered gaze, torn between parents and husband; the threshold symbolizes transition from one dharma-sphere to another.
FAQs
It reflects a dharma-frame where marital allegiance is treated as primary, and social belonging shifts with one’s chosen bond.
The setting is the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya in Prabhāsa; the verse itself is part of the narrative context rather than direct tīrtha praise.
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