Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 128
माता चैव पिता चैव ज्येष्ठो भ्राता तथैव च । त्रयस्ते नरकं यांति दृष्ट्वा कन्यां रजस्वलाम्
mātā caiva pitā caiva jyeṣṭho bhrātā tathaiva ca | trayaste narakaṃ yāṃti dṛṣṭvā kanyāṃ rajasvalām
Mẹ và cha, cùng với người anh cả—ba người ấy sẽ sa địa ngục, nếu vì lơ là mà để thiếu nữ bị thấy là đã thành “rajasvalā” (tức đến kỳ nguyệt sự, không được che chở đúng lúc).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A stern, allegorical scene: three guardians (mother, father, elder brother) confronted by a vision of naraka—dark river, wardens, flames—while a neglected maiden stands aside, symbolizing the cause of downfall.
FAQs
Neglect of dharmic guardianship and timely responsibility is presented as a grave moral failure with severe consequences.
This verse does not name a specific tīrtha; it supports the chapter’s moral frame within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
No explicit rite is described; it warns of the consequence of failing prescribed household duty.
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