Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96
भर्तारं लभते कन्या तथान्या भर्तृवर्जिता । कृताकृतैश्च जायन्ते तन्निबोधस्व सुन्दरि
bhartāraṃ labhate kanyā tathānyā bhartṛvarjitā | kṛtākṛtaiśca jāyante tannibodhasva sundari
หญิงสาวย่อมได้สามี ส่วนอีกผู้หนึ่งกลับไร้สามี ผลเช่นนี้เกิดจากกรรมที่ทำและมิได้ทำ—จงเข้าใจให้แจ่มชัดเถิด โอ้ผู้เลอโฉม
Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa instructional voice addressing a lady)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A noble lady (addressed as sundarī)
Scene: Nārada explains karmic causality: one maiden gains a husband, another remains unmarried; the lady listener is urged to understand. Visualize contrasting fates with a didactic tone.
FAQs
Life circumstances are linked to karma—both positive actions and neglected duties—and dharma is urged as the corrective.
The Revā (Narmadā) context underlies the chapter, though no single tīrtha is specified in this verse.
No specific rite is named here; the verse explains karmic causation in preparation for the listed dānas and vratas.