Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
एवंविधोऽपि सोऽतीवविरूपोऽपि सुदुर्मतिः । प्रार्थयामास वै कन्यां स्वजात्यां वीक्ष्य सुंदरीम्
evaṃvidho'pi so'tīvavirūpo'pi sudurmatiḥ | prārthayāmāsa vai kanyāṃ svajātyāṃ vīkṣya suṃdarīm
এমন হয়েও—অত্যন্ত কুৎসিত ও দুর্মতি হয়েও—নিজ জাতির এক সুন্দরী কন্যাকে দেখে সে তাকে বিবাহের জন্য প্রার্থনা করল।
Narrator (contextual; within Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative)
Scene: Maṇibhadra, disfigured yet intent, gazes upon a beautiful maiden of his own community; the contrast between his ugliness and her radiance creates narrative irony and tension.
FAQs
Desire and entitlement can persist even in the unrighteous; dharma evaluates character, not merely social matching.
No holy site is named in this specific verse.
None; the verse advances the storyline concerning a marriage request.