Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
धन्यास्ता योषितो लोके सभाग्याः शुद्धबुद्धयः । अरुंधत्याः प्रसंगे या नामापि परिगृह्णते
dhanyāstā yoṣito loke sabhāgyāḥ śuddhabuddhayaḥ | aruṃdhatyāḥ prasaṃge yā nāmāpi parigṛhṇate
या स्त्रिया या लोकी धन्य आहेत—सौभाग्यवती व शुद्धबुद्धी—ज्या अरुंधतीच्या प्रसंगात तिचे नावसुद्धा श्रद्धेने ग्रहण करतात।
Narratorial voice within Skanda’s discourse (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
Scene: A circle of women with serene faces repeat ‘Arundhatī’ in reverent conversation; above them, a subtle celestial motif of the Arundhatī-Vasiṣṭha star pair shines, signifying the exemplar’s ever-present guidance.
FAQs
Keeping company with dharmic exemplars—even through name and remembrance—purifies the mind and brings auspiciousness.
No specific tīrtha; the verse emphasizes nāma-smaraṇa within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative.
Nāma-grahaṇa/smaraṇa: taking up or uttering the name of Arundhatī is praised as meritorious.