Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
वांछमाना सुभर्त्तारं सर्वैः समुदितंगुणैः । प्रासादोऽयं स्थितो योऽत्र नदीतीरे बृहत्तरः
vāṃchamānā subharttāraṃ sarvaiḥ samuditaṃguṇaiḥ | prāsādo'yaṃ sthito yo'tra nadītīre bṛhattaraḥ
സകല ഉത്തമഗുണങ്ങളാലും സമ്പന്നനായ സദ്ഭർത്താവിനെ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് അവൾ ഇവിടെ വരുന്നു; ഇവിടെ നദീതീരത്ത് ഈ മഹാപ്രാസാദം നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.
People (within Sūta’s narration)
Type: ghat
Scene: A broad riverbank at dusk-lit clarity; a towering prāsāda rises near the water. A woman approaches with a garland and folded hands, embodying the wish for a husband of complete virtues; the river glints beside the palace-like shrine.
FAQs
Purāṇic Dharma frames marriage as a virtue-based aspiration, often sought through devotion and worship in sacred places.
A grand riverside setting at the Kauśikī river tīrtha near Bhojakaṭa, highlighted as part of the Mahātmya’s sacred landscape.
The verse implies seeking blessings (for a virtuous spouse) in connection with Gaurī worship, though the detailed ritual is not specified here.