Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
सर्वदेवेषु यो मान्यः सर्वदेवेषु सुंदरः । यायजूकेषु सर्वेषु यः श्रेष्ठः सोस्तु मे पतिः
sarvadeveṣu yo mānyaḥ sarvadeveṣu suṃdaraḥ | yāyajūkeṣu sarveṣu yaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sostu me patiḥ
Que aquele que é honrado entre todos os deuses, belo entre todos os deuses e o primeiro entre todos os seres dignos de culto—que esse Supremo seja meu esposo.
Pulomā’s daughter (Paulomī) (deduced from context; addressed later as Pulomakanyā)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer sages/devotees
Scene: A devotee-woman in Kāśī offers a heartfelt stuti, envisioning the most honored and beautiful among gods as her destined husband; the background suggests ghāṭs, lamps, and a liṅga shrine.
FAQs
Desires are to be aligned with dharma—seeking the most worthy and auspicious, not merely the pleasurable.
The broader setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa, where vows and prayers gain special potency.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it is a prayerful intention (saṅkalpa) for an auspicious spouse.