Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37
बलेन तेजसा चैव ह्यधिको यो भविष्यति । स इमां प्राप्स्यते कन्यां नान्यथा वै सुरोत्तमाः
balena tejasā caiva hyadhiko yo bhaviṣyati | sa imāṃ prāpsyate kanyāṃ nānyathā vai surottamāḥ
مَن يَغْلِبُ في القوّةِ وفي البهاءِ (تيجَس) فلهُ نَيْلُ هذهِ العَذْراء؛ ولا يكونُ ذلكَ على غيرِ هذا، يا أَفْضَلَ الآلِهَةِ.
Mahādeva (Śiva) (speech reported by narrator)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-zone (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A proclamation before gods and asuras: only the one superior in bala and tejas will win the maiden; the assembly bristles with pride and anticipation.
FAQs
Desire must be restrained by a rule of dharma; rightful attainment is framed as dependent on proven capability and divine ordinance, not mere claim.
None explicitly in this verse.
None in this verse.