Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
अमंगलेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यो विधवा त्यक्तमंगला । विधवा दर्शनात्सिद्धिः क्वापि जातु न जायते
amaṃgalebhyaḥ sarvebhyo vidhavā tyaktamaṃgalā | vidhavā darśanātsiddhiḥ kvāpi jātu na jāyate
Parmi toutes les choses inauspicieuses, la veuve, dépouillée d’auspiciosité, est tenue pour inauspicieuse ; à la seule vue d’une veuve, dit-on, nulle réussite ne naît jamais, nulle part, en aucun temps.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
FAQs
It reflects a traditional omen-based worldview linking ‘maṅgala’ with household order, though it is more social-normative than devotional.
None directly; the verse belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative setting.
No ritual is prescribed; it states an omen-belief about darśana (seeing) and siddhi (success).