Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
धर्मोढा वेदविधिना समानकुलजा शुभा । पतिव्रता महाभागा देवद्विजहिते रता
dharmoḍhā vedavidhinā samānakulajā śubhā | pativratā mahābhāgā devadvijahite ratā
تزوّجت على وفق الدارما وبحسب سنن الفيدا، من سلالةٍ نبيلةٍ مماثلة، وكانت مباركة. كانت وفيّة لزوجها (باتيفراتا)، عظيمة الحظ، مواظبة على ما فيه خير الآلهة والبراهمة.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A Vedic wedding tableau: sacred fire, priests chanting, the couple performing pāṇigrahaṇa; later, the wife serving guests/brāhmaṇas, offering water and food, embodying auspiciousness.
FAQs
Householder life is sanctified through Vedic order, fidelity, and service-oriented piety toward sacred beings and communities.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-narrative by presenting exemplary dharmic conduct.
Vedic marriage rites (vedavidhi) are implied as the proper sacramental framework for household life.