Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
तावुभौ दंपती भूत्वा द्विजपुत्रौ नृपाज्ञया । जग्मतुर्नैषधं देशं यद्वा तद्वा भवत्विति
tāvubhau daṃpatī bhūtvā dvijaputrau nṛpājñayā | jagmaturnaiṣadhaṃ deśaṃ yadvā tadvā bhavatviti
ആ രണ്ടു ദ്വിജപുത്രന്മാർ രാജാജ്ഞയാൽ ദമ്പതികളായി നൈഷധദേശത്തേക്ക് പോയി; “എന്താകേണ്ടതോ അതാകട്ടെ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator
Tirtha: Naiṣadha-deśa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two brāhmaṇa youths depart the city gates as a ‘couple’: one in feminine disguise, the other as spouse; they set out toward Naiṣadha with resigned determination.
FAQs
It reflects resignation to providence amid coercive worldly circumstances—an ethical backdrop often used to unfold dharma’s deeper resolution.
No tīrtha is praised; Naiṣadha is named as a destination region in the story.
None; it narrates departure and resolve.