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
Então ele obteve outra esposa amada, radiante de formosura—ela que, na ordem da vida humana, era verdadeiramente uma parcela de mim. Era filha do sábio rei de Madrā, 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.