Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35
अस्ति वीरो महाभागो भार्या चापि पतिव्रता । तस्य विष्णुमतीनाम विष्णोः श्रीरिव वल्लभा
asti vīro mahābhāgo bhāryā cāpi pativratā | tasya viṣṇumatīnāma viṣṇoḥ śrīriva vallabhā
അവൻ വീരനും മഹാഭാഗ്യവാനും; അവന്റെ ഭാര്യയും പതിവ്രതയാണ്. അവളുടെ പേര് വിഷ്ണുമതി— വിഷ്ണുവിന് ശ്രീ എത്ര പ്രിയമോ, അവനു അവൾ അത്ര പ്രിയയാണ്।
Narrator (deduced).
Tirtha: Kauśāmbī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A regal couple: the heroic king with bow/insignia and the devoted queen Viṣṇumatī beside him, depicted with the aura of Śrī and Viṣṇu—prosperity, lotus motifs, and calm dignity.
FAQs
Householder dharma is exalted: a pativratā wife and a righteous hero-king form a dharmic foundation for destiny to unfold.
No tīrtha is named; the verse characterizes the destined parents within the Setukhaṇḍa storyline.
None; the focus is on virtues (pativratā-dharma) rather than a specific rite.
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