Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
यतः सुवर्णतिलको जन्मना सह भारत । ततः सा रुक्मिणीनाम ब्राह्मणैः कीर्तिता तदा
yataḥ suvarṇatilako janmanā saha bhārata | tataḥ sā rukmiṇīnāma brāhmaṇaiḥ kīrtitā tadā
हे भारत! जन्मत:च तिच्या कपाळावर सुवर्णतिलक होते; म्हणून त्या वेळी ब्राह्मणांनी तिचे नाव ‘रुक्मिणी’ असे कीर्तिले।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: Close focus on the infant’s forehead bearing a radiant golden tilaka; brāhmaṇas gesture in recognition while proclaiming the name; the mother rests in the sūtikāgṛha.
FAQs
Auspicious signs signal dharmic destiny; names in Purāṇic tradition often preserve a sacred attribute and purpose.
Indirectly, Rukmiṇī’s sanctified identity supports the māhātmya of Rukmiṇī Tīrtha discussed in this chapter.
No direct prescription; it explains the auspicious basis for her naming.
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