Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 152
जीवितं निष्फलं स्वामिन्मम ते सह बांधवैः । यस्येदृशी गृहे कन्या तिष्ठते भर्तृवर्ज्जिता
jīvitaṃ niṣphalaṃ svāminmama te saha bāṃdhavaiḥ | yasyedṛśī gṛhe kanyā tiṣṭhate bhartṛvarjjitā
«Mon seigneur, notre vie—la tienne, la mienne et celle de nos proches—est vaine tant qu’une telle fille demeure en la maison sans époux.»
Mother (addressing her husband/father of the girl)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a Gandharva household near the sacred Prabhāsa region, the wife speaks with urgency to her husband, lamenting that life feels fruitless while their daughter remains unmarried.
FAQs
It underscores gṛhastha-dharma: parents feel accountable to settle a daughter in a rightful, protected, dharmic household.
The episode is situated in Prabhāsakṣetra, though this verse itself stresses social dharma rather than a specific tīrtha-act.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is the ethical duty connected with marriage.