Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
अनन्ततृप्तिदं नैव तत्सुतैरपि वा तथा । क्रयक्रीता च या कन्या दासी सा परिकीर्तिता
anantatṛptidaṃ naiva tatsutairapi vā tathā | krayakrītā ca yā kanyā dāsī sā parikīrtitā
وہ انتظام دائمی سکون نہیں دیتا، اور نہ ہی اس کے بیٹوں کے ذریعے۔ اور جو لڑکی قیمت دے کر خریدی جائے اسے لونڈی کہا گیا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative voice)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contrast scene: on one side, a sacred wedding with fire and mantras; on the other, a grim exchange of coins for a maiden, shown as spiritually barren—no radiance, no auspicious signs—underscoring ‘na ananta-tṛpti’.
FAQs
Dharma is not fulfilled by transactional arrangements; spiritual well-being is tied to righteous intent rather than purchase and possession.
No pilgrimage site is named in this verse.
None; it provides a moral definition/valuation rather than a ritual instruction.