Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
पितुर्गेहे तु या कन्या रजः पश्यत्यसंस्कृता । ब्रह्महत्या पितुस्तस्य सा कन्या वृषली स्मृता
piturgehe tu yā kanyā rajaḥ paśyatyasaṃskṛtā | brahmahatyā pitustasya sā kanyā vṛṣalī smṛtā
«La jeune fille qui, demeurant non mariée (non consacrée par le rite nuptial), voit ses menstrues dans la maison de son père : de ce père on dit que c’est comme le péché de tuer un brahmane ; et cette fille est tenue en mémoire comme “vṛṣalī”.»
King (father of the maiden)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stern admonition scene: the king warns of grave sin if an unmarried daughter reaches menstruation in the father’s house; the mood is heavy and cautionary.
FAQs
The verse reflects a Dharmaśāstra-based social ethic emphasizing timely saṃskāras and familial responsibility.
The statement occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, though it addresses household dharma rather than a particular sub-tīrtha.
It implies the necessity of appropriate saṃskāra (marriage rite) at the proper time, as framed by Dharmaśāstric norms.