Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 66
अथवा दैवयोगेन स्त्रीत्वमेव भवेत्तव । पित्रा दत्ता मया साकं रंस्यसे वरवर्णिनि
athavā daivayogena strītvameva bhavettava | pitrā dattā mayā sākaṃ raṃsyase varavarṇini
หรือด้วยอำนาจแห่งโชคชะตา ความเป็นหญิงอาจบังเกิดแก่เจ้า เมื่อบิดาของเจ้ามอบให้แล้ว เจ้าจะได้อภิรมย์กับข้า โอ้นางผู้มีผิวพรรณงดงาม
Unspecified male speaker within the narrative (context: coercive/boastful speech to a bride)
Scene: A man speaks with possessive certainty about destiny and impending womanhood, addressing a fair-complexioned figure; tension between fate and consent is palpable.
FAQs
It foregrounds the Purāṇic idea that destiny (daiva) can overturn expected roles, warning that desire and coercion invite grave consequences.
No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse; it functions as a narrative moment within the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa.
None; the verse is narrative dialogue rather than a vidhi (ritual injunction).