Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
यदास्माकं गृहे वृद्धिः कदाचित्संभविष्यति । तदग्रतश्च पश्चाच्च दमयंत्याः प्रपूजनम् । करिष्यामो न संदेहः सर्वकृत्येषु सर्वदा
yadāsmākaṃ gṛhe vṛddhiḥ kadācitsaṃbhaviṣyati | tadagrataśca paścācca damayaṃtyāḥ prapūjanam | kariṣyāmo na saṃdehaḥ sarvakṛtyeṣu sarvadā
आमच्या घरी जेव्हा कधी वृद्धी-समृद्धी होईल, तेव्हा तिच्या आधी व नंतर आम्ही दमयंतीचे विशेष पूजन नक्की करू; सर्व कर्तव्यांत, सर्वदा—यात संशय नाही।
Ascetic women (tāpasyāḥ), contextual
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of ascetic women making a solemn vow, hands raised in saṅkalpa, with a shrine of Damayantī nearby; offerings arranged; the king witnesses their resolve.
FAQs
Prosperity should be sanctified by devotion and regular worship, keeping dharma at the center of household life.
The verse supports the tīrthamāhātmya theme but does not itself specify a named tīrtha; it emphasizes Damayantī’s sanctity within the local sacred tradition.
Prapūjana (special/complete worship) of Damayantī, to be performed consistently in connection with household welfare and duties.