Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72
श्रुत्वा च ते तया साध्व्या पूजितं परमं मुनिम् । अनुग्रहवतं तस्यै श्रुत्वा हर्षं परं ययुः
śrutvā ca te tayā sādhvyā pūjitaṃ paramaṃ munim | anugrahavataṃ tasyai śrutvā harṣaṃ paraṃ yayuḥ
En apprenant que le sage suprême avait été honoré par cette femme vertueuse, et qu’il lui avait accordé sa grâce, ils furent saisis d’une joie très haute.
Narrator (contextual; not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Relatives, hearing of the girl’s worship and the sage’s favor, brighten with astonished joy; hands rise in gratitude, faces softened by relief.
FAQs
When the virtuous honor holiness, grace naturally follows, and the community rejoices in that upliftment.
No location is named; the emphasis is on the merit arising from pūjā and anugraha.
Pūjā (reverential worship) of a sage is the key devotional act referenced.