Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda, Shloka 81
Narmadā
Revā) Tīrtha Greatness: The Gandharva Maidens’ Curse Narrative (Acchodā Episode Begins
आश्रमे यत्र यो धर्मो रक्षणीयः सुपंडितैः । विवाहोऽयमतो मन्ये न धर्म इति कन्यकाः
āśrame yatra yo dharmo rakṣaṇīyaḥ supaṃḍitaiḥ | vivāho'yamato manye na dharma iti kanyakāḥ
“မည်သည့်အာရှရမ၌မဆို ပညာရှိကြီးများက ကာကွယ်ထိန်းသိမ်းရမည့် ဓမ္မရှိသကဲ့သို့၊ ထို့ကြောင့် ဤ ‘လက်ထပ်ခြင်း’ သည် ဓမ္မနှင့် မကိုက်ညီဟု ကျွန်မတို့ ယူဆသည်,” ဟု မိန်းကလေးများ ပြောကြား하였다။
Kanyakāḥ (the maidens)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विवाहोऽयम् = विवाहः + अयम्
FAQs
It states that dharma varies by āśrama (life-stage), and any rite—here, a marriage—should be judged by whether it preserves that dharma; otherwise it is not truly dharmic.
They imply the proposed or occurring marriage fails the standard of āśrama-appropriate duty as recognized and protected by the wise, so it should not be treated as a righteous act.
Social customs and rituals are not automatically righteous; they must align with contextual duty (āśrama-dharma) and withstand the scrutiny of the learned and principled.