Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96
इमं विवाहं गिरिराजपुत्र्याः श्रृणोति चाध्येति च यो नरः शुचिः । विशेषतश्चापि विवाहमंगले स मंगलं वृद्धिमवाप्नुते चिरम्
imaṃ vivāhaṃ girirājaputryāḥ śrṛṇoti cādhyeti ca yo naraḥ śuciḥ | viśeṣataścāpi vivāhamaṃgale sa maṃgalaṃ vṛddhimavāpnute ciram
អ្នកមានចិត្តបរិសុទ្ធណាដែលស្តាប់ និងសិក្សារឿងរៀបការនៃកូនស្រីព្រះរាជាភ្នំ (ព្រះបារវតី) នេះ ជាពិសេសនៅថ្ងៃមង្គលអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ នឹងទទួលបានសេចក្តីមង្គលយូរអង្វែង និងសេចក្តីចម្រើនបន្ថែមជានិច្ច។
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Pārvatī-vivāha-kathā (portable maṅgala-mahātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A clean, devoted listener recites and hears the Pārvatī-vivāha narrative on an auspicious wedding day; blessings of maṅgala and vṛddhi are symbolized by flourishing lamps, kalasha, and prosperous household signs.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (listening) and adhyayana (study/recitation) of sacred narratives, done with purity, generates lasting maṅgala (auspiciousness) and vṛddhi (prosperity).
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the merit of hearing the Śiva–Pārvatī marriage account as a sacred act.
To listen to and study/recite the marriage narrative—especially on a wedding-auspicious day (vivāha-maṅgala).