Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
सकृत्कन्याः प्रदीयंते त्रीण्येतानि सकृत्सकृत् । किं च प्रतिश्रुतार्थस्य निर्वाहस्तत्सतां व्रतम्
sakṛtkanyāḥ pradīyaṃte trīṇyetāni sakṛtsakṛt | kiṃ ca pratiśrutārthasya nirvāhastatsatāṃ vratam
‘ਕੰਨਿਆ ਇਕ ਵਾਰ ਹੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ; ਇਹ ਤਿੰਨ ਕਰਮ “ਇਕ-ਵਾਰੀ” ਹਨ। ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਅਰਥ ਵਾਅਦਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੋਵੇ, ਉਸ ਦੀ ਪੂਰਤੀ ਕਰਨੀ—ਇਹੀ ਸਤਪੁਰਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਵਰਤ ਹੈ।’
The cursed petitioner (unnamed in the snippet)
Scene: A moral tableau: three symbolic ‘once-only’ acts hinted through icons—kanyā-dāna gesture, a dāna vessel, and a vow-knot/saṅkalpa thread—while the speaker declares the virtuous vow of fulfilling promises.
FAQs
Virtue is measured by reliability—keeping promises and completing pledged duties is a core dharmic vow.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
No specific ritual; it states a dharmic principle regarding dāna/kanyādāna and the binding nature of a promise.