Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
राज्यं च लभते मर्त्यः कृत्वोद्वाहं तु मानुषाः । जायातो धर्मकामार्थाः प्राप्यंते नात्र संशयः
rājyaṃ ca labhate martyaḥ kṛtvodvāhaṃ tu mānuṣāḥ | jāyāto dharmakāmārthāḥ prāpyaṃte nātra saṃśayaḥ
جو فانی انسان نکاح کے ذریعے گِرہستھ آشرم میں داخل ہوتا ہے وہ راجیہ اور استحکام پاتا ہے؛ اور بیوی کے وسیلے سے دھرم، کام اور ارتھ حاصل ہوتے ہیں—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Vyāsa (continuing instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira; implied from surrounding dialogue)
Listener: mānava / humans (generalized addressee)
Scene: A marriage rite scene: bride and groom near sacred fire, elders blessing; afterwards the couple offers hospitality/charity, symbolizing dharma-kāma-artha balance and social stability.
FAQs
Householder life, grounded in marriage, is affirmed as a legitimate dharmic path supporting righteousness, prosperity, and harmonious enjoyment.
While not naming a tirtha in this verse, it occurs within the Dharmāraṇya section that frames dharma and its fruits in a sanctified locale.
Udvāha (marriage) is indicated as the rite that establishes gṛhastha-dharma and its associated aims.