Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34
तां सर्वलक्षणोपेतां रतेर्मूर्तिमिवापराम् । वर्द्धमानां पितुर्गेहे वीक्ष्यासन्विस्मिता जनाः
tāṃ sarvalakṣaṇopetāṃ ratermūrtimivāparām | varddhamānāṃ piturgehe vīkṣyāsanvismitā janāḥ
ពេលមនុស្សទាំងឡាយបានឃើញនាង—ពេញដោយលក្ខណៈមង្គលទាំងអស់ ដូចជារូបមួយទៀតនៃទេវីរតី—កំពុងលូតលាស់នៅក្នុងផ្ទះឪពុក នោះពួកគេក៏ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលអស្ចារ្យ។
Śivadūtas (continuing their explanation)
Listener: Brahman
Scene: In a bustling brāhmaṇa neighborhood, people pause in astonishment as Sumitrā—adorned with auspicious marks—grows into radiant youth, compared to Rati herself; the scene is filled with respectful wonder.
FAQs
Worldly beauty and auspicious signs do not alone determine final fate; they form part of a larger karmic narrative that culminates in divine uplift.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is biographical description within the story.
None; it describes her auspicious qualities and the public’s amazement.