Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
सकृत्कन्याः प्रदीयंते त्रीण्येतानि सकृत्सकृत् । किं च प्रतिश्रुतार्थस्य निर्वाहस्तत्सतां व्रतम्
sakṛtkanyāḥ pradīyaṃte trīṇyetāni sakṛtsakṛt | kiṃ ca pratiśrutārthasya nirvāhastatsatāṃ vratam
‘کنیا ایک ہی بار دی جاتی ہے؛ یہ تینوں کام “ایک بار ہی” ہوتے ہیں۔ اور جو بات وعدہ کی گئی ہو اسے پورا کرنا—یہی نیک لوگوں کا ورت ہے۔’
The cursed petitioner (unnamed in the snippet)
Scene: A moral tableau: three symbolic ‘once-only’ acts hinted through icons—kanyā-dāna gesture, a dāna vessel, and a vow-knot/saṅkalpa thread—while the speaker declares the virtuous vow of fulfilling promises.
FAQs
Virtue is measured by reliability—keeping promises and completing pledged duties is a core dharmic vow.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
No specific ritual; it states a dharmic principle regarding dāna/kanyādāna and the binding nature of a promise.