Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 153
इत्युक्तः स तु गंधर्वो भार्यां वचनमब्रवीत् । अन्वेषयामि भर्त्तारं पुत्र्यर्थे तु मनोहरम्
ityuktaḥ sa tu gaṃdharvo bhāryāṃ vacanamabravīt | anveṣayāmi bharttāraṃ putryarthe tu manoharam
এইদৰে কোৱা হ’লত, সেই গন্ধৰ্বই পত্নীক ক’লে— “কন্যাৰ বাবে মই মনোহৰ আৰু যোগ্য বৰ অন্বেষণ কৰিম।”
Gandharva father (responding to his wife)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Gandharva husband, addressed by his wife, replies with calm determination that he will search for a charming, worthy husband for their daughter.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as proactive responsibility—one should act to secure what is proper rather than delay.
The story belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya cycle.
None; it is a vow-like resolve within a narrative context.
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