Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
अवदातत्रिजन्मासवक्षविच्चाक्षरार्थवित् । सुदर्शनेति प्रथिता प्रिया तस्याभवत्सती
avadātatrijanmāsavakṣaviccākṣarārthavit | sudarśaneti prathitā priyā tasyābhavatsatī
वह शुद्ध-चरित्र द्विज वाणी का ज्ञाता और अक्षरार्थ का वेत्ता था; उसकी प्रिय पतिव्रता सती ‘सुदर्शना’ नाम से प्रसिद्ध—पवित्र, तेजस्विनी और वेदवाणी के सार में निपुण—थी।
Narrator
Scene: A radiant, pure wife Sudarśanā stands beside her brāhmaṇa husband; she holds a palm-leaf manuscript, indicating akṣara-artha knowledge; the home is lit by a steady lamp symbolizing vāk and sattva.
FAQs
The Purāṇa praises virtue joined with learning—purity of conduct along with mastery of sacred language.
No tīrtha is named; this is character and lineage description within the narrative.
None; it describes the qualities of Sudarśanā.