Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 128
माता चैव पिता चैव ज्येष्ठो भ्राता तथैव च । त्रयस्ते नरकं यांति दृष्ट्वा कन्यां रजस्वलाम्
mātā caiva pitā caiva jyeṣṭho bhrātā tathaiva ca | trayaste narakaṃ yāṃti dṛṣṭvā kanyāṃ rajasvalām
தாய், தந்தை, மூத்த சகோதரன்—இந்த மூவரும் நரகத்திற்குச் செல்கின்றனர்; அவர்களின் அலட்சியத்தால் கன்னி ரஜஸ்வலையாக (பாதுகாப்பின்றி) காணப்பட்டால்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A stern, allegorical scene: three guardians (mother, father, elder brother) confronted by a vision of naraka—dark river, wardens, flames—while a neglected maiden stands aside, symbolizing the cause of downfall.
FAQs
Neglect of dharmic guardianship and timely responsibility is presented as a grave moral failure with severe consequences.
This verse does not name a specific tīrtha; it supports the chapter’s moral frame within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
No explicit rite is described; it warns of the consequence of failing prescribed household duty.