Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
वांछमाना सुभर्त्तारं सर्वैः समुदितंगुणैः । प्रासादोऽयं स्थितो योऽत्र नदीतीरे बृहत्तरः
vāṃchamānā subharttāraṃ sarvaiḥ samuditaṃguṇaiḥ | prāsādo'yaṃ sthito yo'tra nadītīre bṛhattaraḥ
«وهي تتمنّى زوجًا صالحًا جديرًا، جامعًا لكل الخصال الحميدة؛ فلذلك جاءت إلى هنا. وهذا القصر العظيم قائمٌ هنا على ضفة النهر».
People (within Sūta’s narration)
Type: ghat
Scene: A broad riverbank at dusk-lit clarity; a towering prāsāda rises near the water. A woman approaches with a garland and folded hands, embodying the wish for a husband of complete virtues; the river glints beside the palace-like shrine.
FAQs
Purāṇic Dharma frames marriage as a virtue-based aspiration, often sought through devotion and worship in sacred places.
A grand riverside setting at the Kauśikī river tīrtha near Bhojakaṭa, highlighted as part of the Mahātmya’s sacred landscape.
The verse implies seeking blessings (for a virtuous spouse) in connection with Gaurī worship, though the detailed ritual is not specified here.