Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
केनोपायेन स स्यान्मे भर्ता नारायणः प्रभुः । व्रतेन तपसा वापि दानेन नियमेन च
kenopāyena sa syānme bhartā nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ | vratena tapasā vāpi dānena niyamena ca
«Par quel moyen le Seigneur Nārāyaṇa pourra-t-il devenir mon époux : par un vœu sacré, par l’austérité, par le don, ou par des observances?»
Lakṣmī (as quoted within Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpa) addressed; broader frame includes Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Lakṣmī, earnest and resolute, questions the path: which discipline will win Nārāyaṇa as husband—vow, austerity, charity, or observances?
FAQs
Spiritual attainment is approached through deliberate sādhana—vows, austerity, charity, and disciplined observance—directed toward the Lord.
No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on methods (upāya) of devotion and discipline.
Vrata (vow), tapas (austerity), dāna (charity), and niyama (religious observances) are explicitly listed as candidate practices.