Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86
भूत्वा पंचदशाब्दीया पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणा । मर्त्यलोके सुखं सम्यक्त्वेच्छया साधयिष्यसि
bhūtvā paṃcadaśābdīyā padmapatrāyatekṣaṇā | martyaloke sukhaṃ samyaktvecchayā sādhayiṣyasi
“Dan engkau pula, setelah menjadi gadis lima belas tahun, bermata laksana kelopak teratai, akan menyempurnakan kebahagiaan di alam manusia menurut kehendakmu sendiri.”
Vibudhāḥ (the gods/divine beings), as narrated by Sūta
Scene: The wife is blessed to become fifteen, lotus-eyed, embodying auspicious beauty; the scene shifts from crisis to a serene promise of fulfilled, self-directed happiness in the mortal world.
FAQs
The text depicts dharma’s fruit as both auspicious renewal and the granting of desired well-being within righteous bounds.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the chapter’s narrative of blessings.
None; it describes the outcome (sukha) bestowed.