Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35
मेनोवाच । आर्यपुत्र न जानामि प्रवृत्तिमपि कांचन । विवाहसमयादूर्ध्वं तस्या गौर्या गिरीश्वर
menovāca | āryaputra na jānāmi pravṛttimapi kāṃcana | vivāhasamayādūrdhvaṃ tasyā gauryā girīśvara
Menā sprach: O edler Sohn—o Herr der Berge—ich weiß überhaupt nichts vom Verlauf der Geschehnisse um jene Gaurī, seit der Zeit ihrer Vermählung und danach.
Menā
Listener: Ilvalāra
Scene: Menā addresses Himālaya with respectful intimacy, confessing she knows nothing of Gaurī’s later life after marriage; her posture conveys maternal worry and earnest inquiry amid the stillness of the mountains.
FAQs
The verse expresses parental concern and responsibility within dharma—seeking rightful knowledge of a daughter’s welfare.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned directly in this line.
None; it is a dialogue line requesting information.