Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 128
माता चैव पिता चैव ज्येष्ठो भ्राता तथैव च । त्रयस्ते नरकं यांति दृष्ट्वा कन्यां रजस्वलाम्
mātā caiva pitā caiva jyeṣṭho bhrātā tathaiva ca | trayaste narakaṃ yāṃti dṛṣṭvā kanyāṃ rajasvalām
മാതാവ്, പിതാവ്, ജ്യേഷ്ഠ സഹോദരൻ—ഈ മൂന്നുപേരും നരകത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു; അവരുടെ അവഗണന മൂലം കന്യ രജസ്വലാവസ്ഥയിൽ (അരക്ഷിതയായി) കാണപ്പെടുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A stern, allegorical scene: three guardians (mother, father, elder brother) confronted by a vision of naraka—dark river, wardens, flames—while a neglected maiden stands aside, symbolizing the cause of downfall.
FAQs
Neglect of dharmic guardianship and timely responsibility is presented as a grave moral failure with severe consequences.
This verse does not name a specific tīrtha; it supports the chapter’s moral frame within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
No explicit rite is described; it warns of the consequence of failing prescribed household duty.