Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । नारायणविवाहस्य यज्ञस्य च युधिष्ठिर । तपसस्तस्य देवस्य सम्यगाचरणस्य च
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | nārāyaṇavivāhasya yajñasya ca yudhiṣṭhira | tapasastasya devasya samyagācaraṇasya ca
मार्कण्डेय उवाच—हे युधिष्ठिर, नारायणस्य विवाहस्य तस्य यज्ञस्य च, तस्य देवस्य तपसः सम्यगाचरणस्य च (वृत्तान्तं शृणु)।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya begins his response to Yudhiṣṭhira, introducing the topic: Nārāyaṇa’s marriage, the sacrifice, and the divine tapas and flawless observance behind it.
FAQs
Divine rites are inseparable from tapas and disciplined conduct; ritual is empowered by inner observance.
The passage belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā sanctity cycle), though this line introduces the topic rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
It frames the discussion of a vivāha-yajña and emphasizes samyak-ācaraṇa (correct performance/observance).
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