Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34
अधर्म्याद्धर्म्मरहिता मंदभाग्यधनायुषः । कृतकालाभिगमने धर्मोयं गृहिणः परः
adharmyāddharmmarahitā maṃdabhāgyadhanāyuṣaḥ | kṛtakālābhigamane dharmoyaṃ gṛhiṇaḥ paraḥ
அதர்மமான திருமணத்தால் தர்மமற்ற, துரதிர்ஷ்டவசமான, வறுமையுடைய, குறைந்த ஆயுள் கொண்ட குழந்தைகள் பிறக்கின்றன. சரியான காலத்தில் மனைவியை அணுகுவதே இல்லறத்தானின் சிறந்த தர்மமாகும்.
Sūta (deduced, Brāhma Khaṇḍa dharma-narration context)
Scene: A householder restrains himself, turning from impulse toward a household shrine and calendar/pañcāṅga, honoring proper time; shadowy figures symbolize adharma’s consequences on offspring’s vitality.
FAQs
Self-restraint and timing aligned with dharma are portrayed as essential to the moral and spiritual health of family life.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a normative dharma instruction within Dharmāraṇya.
The prescription is ṛtukāla-abhigamana—marital approach at the proper/appointed time—as a key gṛhastha duty.