Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
श्रुत्वा शास्त्रं वधूनां जलधिजदयिता वाक्यमाह प्रहस्य । स्वर्गादाहृत्य मुक्तात्रिदशपति वधूश्चातिवीरेण पत्या । आदौ पात्रं सुखानामहममरजिता प्रेयसा तद्वियुक्तानिर्दुष्टा तद्य । तिष्ये प्रियममृतगतं प्राप्नुयां येन चैव
śrutvā śāstraṃ vadhūnāṃ jaladhijadayitā vākyamāha prahasya | svargādāhṛtya muktātridaśapati vadhūścātivīreṇa patyā | ādau pātraṃ sukhānāmahamamarajitā preyasā tadviyuktānirduṣṭā tadya | tiṣye priyamamṛtagataṃ prāpnuyāṃ yena caiva
天の女たちの諭しを聞くと、海より生まれし主の愛妃は微笑んで語った。「たとえ天界から迎えられた神々の王の后たちでさえ、至勇の夫によって解き放たれた。かつて私は歓喜の器であり、不死の者にも屈しなかった。されど愛しき方と離れても、私はなお清浄で汚れない。このまま安住し、甘露の境へ赴いた我が愛しき方に到らん。」
Vṛndā (as the responding woman in the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vṛndā/Caṇḍibhadra smiles gently while replying to the apsarases; her face shows calm conviction amid austerity; the apsarases appear surprised yet respectful; the riverbank remains quiet.
FAQs
It elevates steadfast devotion and purity over heavenly pleasures, presenting renunciation as a higher aim than svarga.
The verse is part of the chain of events that culminates in the sanctification of Vṛndāvana near Govardhana.
No explicit ritual is stated; the emphasis is on inner vow-like steadfastness and remaining firm in one’s dharma.
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