Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
षण्मासाभ्यंतरे मृत्युं स प्राप्नोति नरो ध्रुवम् । एतस्मात्कारणात्सर्वे तां त्यजंति कुमारिकाम्
ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare mṛtyuṃ sa prāpnoti naro dhruvam | etasmātkāraṇātsarve tāṃ tyajaṃti kumārikām
ആറ് മാസത്തിനുള്ളിൽ ആ പുരുഷൻ നിശ്ചയമായി മരണത്തെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ടാണ് എല്ലാവരും ആ കുമാരിയെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നത്।
Sūta (continuing narration; concluding the cited warning)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A maiden stands apart as villagers withdraw in fear; gestures of refusal and avoidance, with an ominous sense of impending death hovering over the would-be suitor.
FAQs
Fear and social judgment intensify suffering, which Purāṇic Māhātmyas often resolve by directing the afflicted toward tīrtha-grace and dharmic remedy.
The verse is part of the narrative leading into the Dīrghikā-saras Māhātmya within Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
None; it states the purported consequence and the resulting social response.