Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
तव वीर्यसमुद्भूतामेनां मज्जठरोषिताम् । कन्यकां मुनिशार्दूल तस्मात्पालय सांप्रतम्
tava vīryasamudbhūtāmenāṃ majjaṭharoṣitām | kanyakāṃ muniśārdūla tasmātpālaya sāṃpratam
ही कन्या तुझ्या वीर्यातून उत्पन्न झाली असून माझ्या उदरात वास करून राहिली आहे; म्हणून, हे मुनिशार्दूल, आता हिचे पालन-रक्षण कर।
Rambhā (addressing Jābāli)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close, emotionally charged exchange: Rambhā points gently to the child, addressing the sage as ‘muni-śārdūla’; the sage’s face shows compassion and acceptance; the child lies calmly between them.
FAQs
Spiritual and moral responsibility includes protection and care for one’s offspring or dependents—pālana is a key dharmic duty.
The request is made at the sage’s āśrama within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative landscape.
No ritual is prescribed; a dharmic injunction—“protect her”—is the central directive.