Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
लक्ष्म्या वियुज्यसे कृष्ण न कदाचिद्यथा भवान् । तथा कलत्रसम्बन्धो देव मा मे प्रणश्यतु
lakṣmyā viyujyase kṛṣṇa na kadācidyathā bhavān | tathā kalatrasambandho deva mā me praṇaśyatu
हे कृष्णा! जसा तू लक्ष्मीपासून कधीही वियोग पावत नाहीस, तसा हे देवा, माझा पतिपत्नी-संबंध कधीही नष्ट होऊ नये।
Sūta (mantra portion voiced as the worshipper’s petition)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee with folded hands prays to Kṛṣṇa, invoking Lakṣmī’s constant presence as the model for unbroken marital union; Lakṣmī stands close, signifying inseparability.
FAQs
Divine ideals (Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa unity) are invoked as a model for steadfastness and fidelity in human marriage.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a devotional mantra within the chapter’s observance.
Recitation during worship of Viṣṇu/Jalāśayī, explicitly seeking preservation of the marital relationship.