Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96
इमं विवाहं गिरिराजपुत्र्याः श्रृणोति चाध्येति च यो नरः शुचिः । विशेषतश्चापि विवाहमंगले स मंगलं वृद्धिमवाप्नुते चिरम्
imaṃ vivāhaṃ girirājaputryāḥ śrṛṇoti cādhyeti ca yo naraḥ śuciḥ | viśeṣataścāpi vivāhamaṃgale sa maṃgalaṃ vṛddhimavāpnute ciram
Jeder Mensch reinen Sinnes, der diesen Bericht von der Hochzeit der Tochter des Bergkönigs (Pārvatī) hört und auch studiert—besonders an einem glückverheißenden Hochzeitstag—erlangt lang währende Segenskraft sowie dauerhaften Zuwachs an Gedeihen und Wohlstand.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Pārvatī-vivāha-kathā (portable maṅgala-mahātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A clean, devoted listener recites and hears the Pārvatī-vivāha narrative on an auspicious wedding day; blessings of maṅgala and vṛddhi are symbolized by flourishing lamps, kalasha, and prosperous household signs.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (listening) and adhyayana (study/recitation) of sacred narratives, done with purity, generates lasting maṅgala (auspiciousness) and vṛddhi (prosperity).
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the merit of hearing the Śiva–Pārvatī marriage account as a sacred act.
To listen to and study/recite the marriage narrative—especially on a wedding-auspicious day (vivāha-maṅgala).