Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
दशार्ण उवाच । दूषितेयं तव सुता कन्यकात्वविवर्जिता । यस्याः पीतोऽधरोऽन्येन मर्दितौ च तथा स्तनौ
daśārṇa uvāca | dūṣiteyaṃ tava sutā kanyakātvavivarjitā | yasyāḥ pīto'dharo'nyena marditau ca tathā stanau
दशार्णराज म्हणाला—“तुझी ही कन्या दूषित झाली आहे, कन्यत्वरहित आहे; कारण तिचा अधर दुसऱ्याने पिला आहे आणि तिचे स्तनही तसेच मर्दिले आहेत।”
Daśārṇa (king of Daśārṇa)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: The king speaks firmly, explaining the reason for refusal; the questioned party appears distressed; attendants react with shock; the atmosphere is heavy with social consequence.
FAQs
It reflects a dharma-text social lens where personal conduct affects family duty and marital rites, shaping karmic and social consequences in the narrative.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as part of the chapter’s tīrtha-centered storyline.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it discusses perceived eligibility for marriage (vivāha-dharma context).