Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29
तस्य राजेंद्रमुख्यस्य मदयंतीतिनामतः । दमयन्ती नलस्येव विदिता वल्लभा सती
tasya rājeṃdramukhyasya madayaṃtītināmataḥ | damayantī nalasyeva viditā vallabhā satī
ആ രാജേന്ദ്രശ്രേഷ്ഠന് ‘മദയന്തീ’ എന്ന നാമമുള്ള പതിവ്രതയായ പ്രിയഭാര്യ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവൾ നലന്റെ ദമയന്തിയെപ്പോലെ പ്രസിദ്ധയായിരുന്നു.
Narrator (not specified in the excerpt; likely the Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Scene: A dignified queen (Madayantī) stands beside the king in the palace, embodying grace and virtue; a subtle visual echo of Damayantī—lotus, swan motifs, and auspicious lamps—surrounds her.
FAQs
Purāṇas uphold household dharma by praising fidelity and virtue, linking present characters to famed exemplars like Damayantī.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it introduces a character through ethical and literary comparison.