Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 165
आत्मीयमपि सा देवी अनिच्छुष्वपि तेषु च । यतो मान्येति भगिनी प्रति क्रुध्यंति भ्रातरः
ātmīyamapi sā devī anicchuṣvapi teṣu ca | yato mānyeti bhaginī prati krudhyaṃti bhrātaraḥ
وہ دیوی، جو کچھ اپنا بھی تھا، اسے بھی اُن کے معاملے میں رکھنے کی خواہش نہ رکھتی تھی۔ کیونکہ بھائی اپنی بہن پر یہ سوچ کر غضبناک ہوتے ہیں کہ ‘پہلے اسی کی تعظیم ہونی چاہیے۔’
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A dignified goddess-like woman stands calm amid agitated brothers; gestures of refusal/renunciation and the brothers’ offended pride are contrasted—domestic space foreshadowing a sacred journey.
FAQs
True dharma includes humility and sensitivity in family dealings—honor, entitlement, and resentment can disturb even rightful arrangements.
No tīrtha is named; it provides narrative context for Kumārikā’s subsequent movement toward a sacred place.
None; it focuses on interpersonal dharma (māna/honor) rather than ritual.