Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109
अनिच्छंत्यां कुमार्यां च वरं द्रव्यं च पार्थिवः । तथान्यदपि प्रीत्यासौ यद्ददौ नृपतिः श्रृणु
anicchaṃtyāṃ kumāryāṃ ca varaṃ dravyaṃ ca pārthivaḥ | tathānyadapi prītyāsau yaddadau nṛpatiḥ śrṛṇu
কুমারীর অনিচ্ছা সত্ত্বেও রাজা তাকে বর ও ধন দিলেন; আর স্নেহবশত আরও কিছু দান করলেন—শোনো, সেই নৃপতি কী কী প্রদান করেছিলেন।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Scene: In the palace, the king offers a boon and wealth to a modest maiden who appears hesitant; attendants present trays of jewels and cloth; the scene emphasizes prīti and royal authority.
FAQs
Power aligned with dharma expresses itself as generosity; the narrative frames royal giving as a consequence of sacred inspiration.
Indirectly the same tīrtha whose māhātmya motivates the ensuing royal actions; the verse itself focuses on the king’s gifts.
None directly; it introduces the description of gifts (dāna) and grants (vara).