Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
यदा गृहीता सर्वैः सा हरिं नैव विमुंचति । त्वमेव भर्ता साऽचष्टे मुंच मां व्रज दूरतः
yadā gṛhītā sarvaiḥ sā hariṃ naiva vimuṃcati | tvameva bhartā sā'caṣṭe muṃca māṃ vraja dūrataḥ
എല്ലാവരും പിടിച്ചാലും അവൾ ഹരിയെ ഒരിക്കലും വിട്ടുകളയുന്നില്ല. അവൾ പറഞ്ഞു—“നീ മാത്രമേ എന്റെ ഭർത്താവ്; എന്നെ വിട്ടുകൊടുക്കൂ, നിങ്ങൾ ദൂരേയ്ക്ക് പോകൂ.”
Unspecified narrator within the māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A woman is physically seized by many contenders, yet she clings to Hari, declaring him alone as husband; the rivals recoil as she commands release and dismissal, while Hari remains composed and protective.
FAQs
Unchecked attachment becomes possessiveness; dharma calls for self-control and non-harming conduct toward others.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa, whose māhātmya uses narrative to teach dharma.
No explicit ritual; the verse is narrative and ethical in emphasis.