Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 176
मया चास्मै प्रतिज्ञाता भार्येति विदितं तव । न चेच्छसि विवाहं त्वं संकटं नः समागतम्
mayā cāsmai pratijñātā bhāryeti viditaṃ tava | na cecchasi vivāhaṃ tvaṃ saṃkaṭaṃ naḥ samāgatam
และเราก็ได้ให้สัตย์ปฏิญาณยกเจ้าเป็นภรรยาแก่ท่านนั้นแล้ว—เจ้ารู้ดีอยู่ หากเจ้าไม่ยินยอมพิธีวิวาห์ ความคับขันใหญ่ย่อมมาถึงเรา
Father/King (the maiden’s father; contextually the king)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: An elder speaks urgently to a young maiden, hands folded or gesturing in pleading explanation, conveying the burden of a promise and the looming crisis if the marriage is refused.
FAQs
Dharma includes fidelity to one’s word (pratijñā), yet such commitments can create ethical tension when personal consent is uncertain.
The narrative context remains Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa, though this verse focuses on household dharma.
None explicitly; it concerns the social-ethical obligation surrounding a promised marriage.