Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
भद्रायुषः समुत्पत्तिं तस्य कर्माप्यमानुषम् । आवेद्य रहसि प्रेम्णा त्वत्सुतां कीर्तिमालिनीम्
bhadrāyuṣaḥ samutpattiṃ tasya karmāpyamānuṣam | āvedya rahasi premṇā tvatsutāṃ kīrtimālinīm
ಅವನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಏಕಾಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಭದ್ರಾಯುಷನ ಉದ್ಭವವನ್ನೂ ಅವನ ಅಮಾನುಷ ಕರ್ಮವನ್ನೂ ತಿಳಿಸಿ, ನಿನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರಿ ಕೀರ್ತಿಮಾಲಿನಿಯ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನೂ ಹೇಳಿದನು।
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration)
Listener: King Candrāṅgada
Scene: In a secluded palace room, the yogin leans slightly forward, speaking softly; the king listens intently; a sense of sacred secrecy surrounds the revelation about Bhadrāyuṣa and Kīrtimālinī.
FAQs
Dharma is advanced through wise, timely counsel—especially when it safeguards honor and guides marriage alliances toward a higher purpose.
No sacred site is mentioned; the focus is on lineage, virtue, and counsel.
None directly; the verse concerns confidential disclosure and matrimonial context.