Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58
ज्ञानेन तं समालोच्य वरमीदृग्गुणोदयम् । धन्यां कन्यां बभाषेथ शृणु वत्से शुभैषिणि
jñānena taṃ samālocya varamīdṛgguṇodayam | dhanyāṃ kanyāṃ babhāṣetha śṛṇu vatse śubhaiṣiṇi
With insight he considered the bridegroom, marked by the rise of such virtues; then he addressed the blessed maiden: “Listen, dear child, seeker of auspiciousness.”
Narrator (Skanda speaking to Agastya, inferred from Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Contextual) audience
Scene: A sage/father-figure, having reflected, turns to the maiden with gentle authority; the maiden listens with folded hands, seeking auspiciousness.
FAQs
Right counsel begins with discernment (jñāna) and culminates in dharmic instruction aimed at true auspiciousness.
The verse is part of Kāśī’s sacred teaching context but does not name a specific tīrtha in this line.
None directly; it introduces instruction (upadeśa) about the conditions for attaining a worthy husband.