Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
ब्रह्मोवाच । जरत्कारुरिति ख्यातो भविष्यति क्वचिद्द्विजः । स संतानकृते भार्यां भूमावन्वेषयिष्यति
brahmovāca | jaratkāruriti khyāto bhaviṣyati kvaciddvijaḥ | sa saṃtānakṛte bhāryāṃ bhūmāvanveṣayiṣyati
ब्रह्मा म्हणाले—कुठेतरी ‘जरत्कारु’ नावाने ख्यात असा एक द्विज होईल; तो संतानार्थ भूमीवर पत्नीचा शोध घेईल।
Brahmā
Listener: Nāgas (collective petitioners)
Scene: Brahmā speaks a prophecy: a future dvija named Jaratkāru will arise and search the earth for a wife to secure offspring; the scene conveys calm certainty and unfolding destiny.
FAQs
Divine providence arranges dharmic means—like marriage and progeny—to preserve threatened communities.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse is prophetic narration within the Tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
Implicitly, gṛhastha-dharma (marriage for progeny) is affirmed, but no specific rite is detailed.