Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 86
दानव उवाच । अहं विवाहमिच्छामि त्वया सह सुशोभने । भूपृष्ठे सकले राज्ञी भवस्येवं न संशयः
dānava uvāca | ahaṃ vivāhamicchāmi tvayā saha suśobhane | bhūpṛṣṭhe sakale rājñī bhavasyevaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
দানৱে ক’লে— ‘হে সুন্দৰী, মই তোমাৰ সৈতে বিবাহ ইচ্ছা কৰোঁ। সমগ্ৰ ভূ-পৃষ্ঠত তুমি ৰাণী হ’বা—ইয়াত কোনো সন্দেহ নাই।’
Dānava
Tirtha: Revā-tīra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The dānava leans forward with persuasive gesture, golden staff lowered, offering marriage and queenship; the maiden remains guarded, the banyan and river forming a moral boundary.
FAQs
Worldly power and status are used as temptations; dharmic discernment is needed before accepting promises.
The broader narrative belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) sacred region; this verse highlights persuasion rather than a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a proposal framed through worldly inducement.
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