Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
मातोवाच । तथा कुरु महाभाग शीघ्रं दारपरिग्रहम् । वंशवृद्धौ प्रमाणं चेद्वाक्यं तव ममोद्भवम्
mātovāca | tathā kuru mahābhāga śīghraṃ dāraparigraham | vaṃśavṛddhau pramāṇaṃ cedvākyaṃ tava mamodbhavam
माता म्हणाली—हे महाभाग, तसेच कर; शीघ्र दारपरिग्रह (विवाह) कर. वंशवृद्धीच जर प्रमाण असेल, तर माझ्या कुलात जन्मलेल्या संततीद्वारे तुझे हे वचन सिद्ध होवो.
Mother (of Vṛtra / Dānava line, as per narrative context)
Listener: Son
Scene: An elderly mother instructs her son to accept marriage promptly for the sake of lineage; domestic interior with ritual objects indicating dharma and continuity.
FAQs
Dharma includes timely acceptance of household responsibility; sustaining lineage is treated as a legitimate aim when aligned with duty and order.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is counsel within the chapter’s story.
Dāra-parigraha (marriage/acceptance of a spouse) is advised, pointing toward gṛhastha-dharma rather than a specific tīrtha-rite.