Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83
स च विप्रोऽपि तां दृष्ट्वा रूपलक्षणलक्षिताम् । स्वप्ने सदा भुज्यमानामात्मनो रतिदायिनीम्
sa ca vipro'pi tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rūpalakṣaṇalakṣitām | svapne sadā bhujyamānāmātmano ratidāyinīm
That brāhmaṇa too, seeing her—distinguished by her beauty and auspicious marks—recognized the very woman whom he continually enjoyed in dreams, the giver of delight to his heart.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brahma-related khandas)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇa, amid his dvija companions, sees Śāradā marked by beauty and auspicious signs and recognizes her as the woman of his recurring dreams—mutual eye-contact charged with wonder and longing.
FAQs
Subtle impressions (saṃskāras) can surface through dreams and later become clear in lived experience, reflecting karma’s continuity.
Gokarṇa (as the narrative locus where recognition occurs).
None explicitly.