Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 152
जीवितं निष्फलं स्वामिन्मम ते सह बांधवैः । यस्येदृशी गृहे कन्या तिष्ठते भर्तृवर्ज्जिता
jīvitaṃ niṣphalaṃ svāminmama te saha bāṃdhavaiḥ | yasyedṛśī gṛhe kanyā tiṣṭhate bhartṛvarjjitā
“Bạch phu quân, đời sống của thiếp—của chàng, của thiếp và của quyến thuộc—thật vô ích, chừng nào một người con gái như thế còn ở trong nhà mà chưa có chồng.”
Mother (addressing her husband/father of the girl)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a Gandharva household near the sacred Prabhāsa region, the wife speaks with urgency to her husband, lamenting that life feels fruitless while their daughter remains unmarried.
FAQs
It underscores gṛhastha-dharma: parents feel accountable to settle a daughter in a rightful, protected, dharmic household.
The episode is situated in Prabhāsakṣetra, though this verse itself stresses social dharma rather than a specific tīrtha-act.
No ritual is prescribed; the focus is the ethical duty connected with marriage.