Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
अथ चान्या प्रिया तेन लब्धा भार्या सुशोभना । मनुष्यत्वव्यवस्थाया मम चांशकला हि या । सुता मद्राधिराजस्य विष्वक्सेनस्य धीमतः
atha cānyā priyā tena labdhā bhāryā suśobhanā | manuṣyatvavyavasthāyā mama cāṃśakalā hi yā | sutā madrādhirājasya viṣvaksenasya dhīmataḥ
Kemudian baginda memperoleh seorang lagi isteri kesayangan, berseri-seri keelokannya—dialah yang, dalam tatanan hidup sebagai manusia, sesungguhnya merupakan sebahagian kecil daripada diriku. Dia ialah puteri raja Madrā yang bijaksana, Viṣvaksena.
Lakṣmī
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: A radiant princess, hinted as Lakṣmī’s partial manifestation, is welcomed into the Kāśī king’s household; the narration emphasizes her luminous auspiciousness (śrī-lakṣaṇa).
FAQs
Purāṇas depict divine presence operating within human society, making dharma and devotion accessible in lived life.
Not named in this verse; it prepares the character who will perform worship at the Gaṅgā-side tīrtha.
None here; the verse identifies the devotee-figure central to the forthcoming worship narrative.