Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
संपरेतस्य तद्भर्तुर्ये जातिकुलवबांधवाः । तां वार्तां दुःसहां श्रुत्वा ययुस्तत्पितृमंदिरम्
saṃparetasya tadbharturye jātikulavabāṃdhavāḥ | tāṃ vārtāṃ duḥsahāṃ śrutvā yayustatpitṛmaṃdiram
Những thân quyến của người chồng đã khuất—gắn bó bởi huyết thống và dòng tộc—nghe tin chẳng thể chịu nổi ấy, liền đến nhà cha nàng.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Scene: A group of stern kinsmen approaches the father’s courtyard; their faces show indignation and wounded honor; the house threshold becomes a symbolic boundary between private grief and public accusation.
FAQs
In traditional society, personal matters affected the whole kula; dharma disputes were taken to elders and guardians rather than settled by rumor alone.
No holy site is mentioned.
None; it narrates a social and familial response.