Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 92
न पर्वतर्क्षवृक्षाह्वां न नदीसर्पनामिकाम् । न पक्ष्यहिप्रेष्यनाम्नीं सौम्याख्यामुद्वहेत्सुधीः
na parvatarkṣavṛkṣāhvāṃ na nadīsarpanāmikām | na pakṣyahipreṣyanāmnīṃ saumyākhyāmudvahetsudhīḥ
Orang bijaksana tidak wajar mengahwini gadis yang namanya nama gunung, beruang atau pokok; juga bukan yang bernama sungai atau ular; bukan pula yang bernama burung, ular atau hamba—bahkan yang bernama semata-mata ‘Saumyā’ pun patut dielakkan.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa instruction)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A priestly naming/record scene: a manuscript lists categories of names; families discuss auspicious naming and marriage suitability, with symbolic animals/river motifs subtly depicted as ‘to be avoided’.
FAQs
Traditional dharma texts link household auspiciousness with careful attention to omens, including names, as part of disciplined gṛhastha life.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting is Kāśī, but this verse is a general dharma guideline rather than a tirtha praise.
A prohibition within marriage selection criteria: avoid certain categories of names regarded as inauspicious.