Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 121
दीयमानामपि न तां प्रतिगृह्णाति कश्चन । यद्भक्षयति भर्तारं षण्मासाभ्यंतरे हि सा
dīyamānāmapi na tāṃ pratigṛhṇāti kaścana | yadbhakṣayati bhartāraṃ ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare hi sā
Même lorsqu’on la proposait en mariage, nul ne l’acceptait, car elle dévorerait son époux dans l’espace de six mois.
Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Listener: pārthiva (king)
Scene: Matchmakers and families refuse the offered bride; a shadowy, mythic hint of her devouring a husband within a half-year; the household sinks into fear.
FAQs
Actions guided only by social arrangement (marriage) must be tempered by discernment; the text presents a cautionary, fate-laden narrative.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative episode within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya context.
None; the verse focuses on the consequence attributed to her nature/marks.