Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
सा समीक्ष्य तु तान्सर्वांस्तुल्यरूपधरान्स्थितान् । निश्चित्य मनसा बुद्ध्या देवि वव्रे पतिं स्वकम्
sā samīkṣya tu tānsarvāṃstulyarūpadharānsthitān | niścitya manasā buddhyā devi vavre patiṃ svakam
Setelah meneliti mereka semua yang berdiri dengan rupa yang sama, wanita mulia itu—dengan hati dan budi yang jernih—memutuskan lalu memilih suaminya sendiri.
Narrator (context: Īśvara uvāca / Skanda Purāṇa narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The lady surveys a line of identical radiant figures; her face shows calm concentration; she then steps forward to garland her true husband, signaling discernment beyond appearances.
FAQs
True choice is guided by buddhi (discernment), not merely by outward appearance.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as part of the Cyavaneśvara Māhātmya narrative.
None; the focus is narrative and ethical (decision-making).