Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
न दत्तं तत्पितुः किंचिन्न तस्या अथ पुत्रक । विधवां यादृशीं तां च श्वेतांबरधरां सदा
na dattaṃ tatpituḥ kiṃcinna tasyā atha putraka | vidhavāṃ yādṛśīṃ tāṃ ca śvetāṃbaradharāṃ sadā
तिच्या पित्याला काहीच दिले नाही—काहीच नाही, रे पुत्रा! आणि ती स्त्री जणू विधवा, सदा पांढरी वस्त्रे धारण करते.
Vīrabhadra (contextual, continuing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The speaker evokes the image of the woman always in white, like a widow—quiet, withdrawn—contrasted with the stark statement that nothing was given to her father.
FAQs
Neglecting rightful obligations and social fairness is condemned; dharma requires honoring duties toward family and community.
Not specified in this verse.
It implies an obligation of giving (dāna/appropriate gift) connected with marriage arrangements, though no formal rite is detailed.
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