Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
ततो निश्चित्य मनसा जडोयमिति भारत । अन्यां विवाहयामास दारान्पुत्रांस्तथादधे
tato niścitya manasā jaḍoyamiti bhārata | anyāṃ vivāhayāmāsa dārānputrāṃstathādadhe
ಆಮೇಲೆ, ಹೇ ಭಾರತ, ‘ಇವನು ಜಡಬುದ್ಧಿ’ ಎಂದು ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಯಿಸಿ, ಅವನು ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯನ್ನು ವಿವಾಹಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡನು; ಅವಳಿಂದ ಪತ್ನೀಧರ್ಮವೂ ಪುತ್ರಸಂತಾನವೂ ಪಡೆದನು।
Unnamed narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa reporting the account)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: The father, resigned, arranges a second marriage; the silent child remains apart, untouched by the bustle; women and relatives prepare wedding items.
FAQs
Hasty judgment and social preference can cause deep domestic suffering; Purāṇic narratives often use such turns to highlight the need for discernment and dharma-guided conduct.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context.
None is stated here; the verse focuses on a household decision (vivāha) and its consequences.