Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
ततस्तां प्राह चार्वंगीं पिता नातिचिरोषिताम् । स्तुत्वा तु तनयां प्रेम्णा बहुमानपुरःसरम्
tatastāṃ prāha cārvaṃgīṃ pitā nāticiroṣitām | stutvā tu tanayāṃ premṇā bahumānapuraḥsaram
پھر باپ نے اپنی خوش اندام بیٹی سے، جو زیادہ دیر نہ ٹھہری تھی، خطاب کیا۔ محبت کے ساتھ—عزّت و توقیر کو پیشِ نظر رکھ کر—اس نے اپنی بیٹی کی ستائش کی اور پھر اس سے بات کی۔
Narrator (contextual; likely Īśvara/Śiva continuing the narration in this adhyāya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience within māhātmya frame
Scene: Viśvakarmā, after lovingly praising his fair-limbed daughter, prepares to speak a counsel; the moment is poised—tenderness turning into dharmic instruction.
FAQs
Dharma is conveyed through respectful speech and affectionate guidance within family relationships.
The broader frame is the glorification of Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), though this verse itself is narrative setup.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on dhārmic conduct and respectful counsel.