Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
असमर्थं परित्राणे पोषणे वा शुचिस्मिते । सा त्वं च्यवनमुत्सृज्य वरयस्वैकमावयोः
asamarthaṃ paritrāṇe poṣaṇe vā śucismite | sā tvaṃ cyavanamutsṛjya varayasvaikamāvayoḥ
اے پاک مسکراہٹ والی! وہ نہ تیری حفاظت کر سکتا ہے نہ تیری پرورش۔ اس لیے چَیون کو چھوڑ دے اور ہم دونوں میں سے کسی ایک کو اپنا شوہر چن لے۔
The Aśvinīkumāras (divine physicians), addressing Sukanyā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/seekers (frame)
Scene: The two Aśvinīkumāras, radiant and persuasive, argue that the aged Cyavana cannot protect or support Sukanyā and urge her to choose one of them; Sukanyā remains poised, listening without wavering.
FAQs
It frames a dharmic test: worldly allure and convenience challenge steadfast marital fidelity.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa.
None in this verse; it is narrative dialogue setting up the ensuing transformation episode.