Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75
इयं च शारदा नाम कन्या वैधव्यमागता । केनापि कर्मयोगेन दुर्विलंघ्येन भूयसा
iyaṃ ca śāradā nāma kanyā vaidhavyamāgatā | kenāpi karmayogena durvilaṃghyena bhūyasā
‘ശാരദാ’ എന്ന പേരുള്ള ഈ കന്യക, അത്യന്തം പ്രബലവും അതിക്രമിക്കാൻ ദുഷ്കരവുമായ ഒരു കർമയോഗം മൂലം വൈധവ്യത്തിലേക്ക് പതിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
The girl’s family/relatives addressing the sage (collective)
Scene: A young girl Śāradā sits in subdued attire, head bowed; elders speak to a sage about her widowhood; the atmosphere is compassionate and grave.
FAQs
Human suffering is often framed as karma’s difficult momentum, yet it becomes a doorway to seek refuge in dharma and saintly grace.
None is mentioned in this verse.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the situation is presented to invite guidance and compassionate intervention.