Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67
तत्रापश्यत्कृतोद्वाहं भद्रायुषमरिंदमम् । पादयोः पतितं प्रेम्णा हर्षात्तं परिषस्वजे
tatrāpaśyatkṛtodvāhaṃ bhadrāyuṣamariṃdamam | pādayoḥ patitaṃ premṇā harṣāttaṃ pariṣasvaje
সেখানে তিনি বিবাহ-সম্পন্ন শত্রুদমন ভদ্রায়ুষকে দেখলেন। স্নেহে তাঁর পায়ে লুটিয়ে পড়ে বজ্রবাহু আনন্দে তাঁকে আলিঙ্গন করলেন।
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration)
Scene: Vajrabāhu beholds the newlywed Bhadrāyuṣa; Bhadrāyuṣa falls at Vajrabāhu’s feet; Vajrabāhu lifts and embraces him, eyes moist with joy; courtiers witness the tender reunion.
FAQs
Strength in battle is crowned by humility at home; reverence and affection within family are also forms of dharma.
No holy site is referenced; the verse highlights family reunion and blessing.
Respectful prostration at elders’ feet (pāda-vandana) is exemplified, though not prescribed as a formal rite.