Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
यथा जया च विजया यथा चैव जयंतिका । शुभानंदा सुनंदा च कौमुदी च यथोर्मिला
yathā jayā ca vijayā yathā caiva jayaṃtikā | śubhānaṃdā sunaṃdā ca kaumudī ca yathormilā
जैसे जया और विजया, जैसे जयंतिका; जैसे शुभानंदा और सुनंदा; जैसे कौमुदी और उर्मिला—वैसी ही शुभलक्षणों से युक्त मेरी सखी हो।
Śrī Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (implied addressee)
Scene: A lyrical sequence of auspicious feminine names is offered like a garland; the scene can be visualized as Devī stringing name-flowers before a shrine in Kāśī.
FAQs
Auspicious naming and remembrance of virtuous qualities is itself a devotional act, shaping one’s intention toward dharmic companionship.
The broader setting is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; this verse focuses on auspicious attributes rather than a tirtha.
No direct ritual is stated; it functions as a litany of auspicious epithets.
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