Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 88
यस्मान्मदूरोर्निष्पन्ना त्वियमिन्दीवरेक्षणा । उर्वशी नाम कल्याणी भविष्यति वराप्सराः
yasmānmadūrorniṣpannā tviyamindīvarekṣaṇā | urvaśī nāma kalyāṇī bhaviṣyati varāpsarāḥ
Puisque de ma cuisse est née cette jeune fille aux yeux de lotus, elle—auspicieuse et charmante—sera renommée Urvaśī, la plus éminente des apsaras.
Unspecified in snippet (speaker identifies ‘my thigh’, consistent with a creator/divine figure in mythic narration)
FAQs
Purāṇic genealogies frame beauty and fame as outcomes of divine origin, reminding readers that worldly splendor ultimately derives from a higher source.
The narrative occurs within the Revā-kṣetra framework (Narmadā region) of the Skanda Purāṇa, though this verse focuses on Urvaśī’s origin.
No ritual instruction appears in this verse.