Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
ततो निश्चित्य मनसा जडोयमिति भारत । अन्यां विवाहयामास दारान्पुत्रांस्तथादधे
tato niścitya manasā jaḍoyamiti bhārata | anyāṃ vivāhayāmāsa dārānputrāṃstathādadhe
അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ ഭാരത, ‘ഇവൻ ജഡബുദ്ധിയുള്ളവൻ’ എന്നു മനസ്സിൽ നിശ്ചയിച്ച്, അവൻ മറ്റൊരു സ്ത്രീയെ വിവാഹം ചെയ്തു; അവളിലൂടെ ഭാര്യാധർമ്മവും പുത്രസന്താനവും ലഭിച്ചു।
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.