Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 94
मोहात्समुपयच्छेत कुलहीनां न कन्यकाम् । हीनोपयमनाद्याति संतानमपि हीनताम्
mohātsamupayaccheta kulahīnāṃ na kanyakām | hīnopayamanādyāti saṃtānamapi hīnatām
Par égarement, qu’on n’épouse pas une jeune fille d’une famille déchue; car un mariage contracté dans l’infériorité entraîne même la descendance vers l’infériorité.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa instruction)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Ghaṭodbhava)
Scene: A didactic scene in Kāśī: Skanda instructs Agastya on household discipline; behind them, a suggestion of ghāṭas and a temple spire, symbolizing that even in a tīrtha, dharma is guarded through right choices.
FAQs
Marriage is treated as a dharmic alliance; careless choices are said to affect the moral and social strength of future generations.
The instruction occurs within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting, but it is not a direct tirtha-mahātmya verse.
A prohibition: do not enter a marriage alliance viewed as dharmically unsuitable due to family degradation.