Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
भर्त्रा सह तथा सम्यक्चिक्रीडे सुविनीतवत् । सोऽपि रेमे तया काले हस्तिन्येव महागजः
bhartrā saha tathā samyakcikrīḍe suvinītavat | so'pi reme tayā kāle hastinyeva mahāgajaḥ
ती पतीसह सुसंस्कृत संयमाने यथोचित क्रीडा-विहार करी. आणि तोही त्या काळी तिच्यासह तसाच रमला, जसा महागज आपल्या हथिणीसह रमतो.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A gentle domestic scene: the couple in a garden pavilion, exchanging affectionate glances with modesty; the husband’s delight compared to a great elephant with his mate—suggested by a distant pair of elephants near a lotus pond.
FAQs
Even worldly happiness becomes dharmic when guided by propriety, mutual respect, and self-restraint.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the character narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
No ritual is stated; the verse teaches conduct (ācāra) within marriage.
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