न जातोऽस्याः पतिर्भद्रे वर्तते च कुलक्षणः । नग्नोऽतिनिर्धनः क्रोधीवृतः क्रूरैश्च सर्वदा
na jāto'syāḥ patirbhadre vartate ca kulakṣaṇaḥ | nagno'tinirdhanaḥ krodhīvṛtaḥ krūraiśca sarvadā
“ଭଦ୍ରେ, ତାହାର ପତି ଏପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଇନାହିଁ; ତଥାପି କୁଳଲକ୍ଷଣ ପ୍ରକଟ। ସେ ନଗ୍ନ, ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦରିଦ୍ର, କ୍ରୋଧୀ ଏବଂ ସଦା କ୍ରୂର ସଙ୍ଗୀମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଘେରା ରହିବ।”
Narrator/Seer figure
Listener: Himācala (Himavat)
Scene: A prophetic description paints the future husband as a stark ascetic: unclad, extremely poor, quick-tempered, accompanied by fierce beings—hinting at Śiva with gaṇas.
Purāṇic storytelling often uses stark predictions to highlight karmic complexity and the limits of worldly expectations.
None; the verse centers on a personal prophecy, not sacred geography.
None; it describes foretold traits rather than prescribing a vow or pilgrimage.