Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
तत्रस्था ववृधे सा च नाम्ना ख्याता मृगावती । शुक्लपक्षे यथा व्योम्नि कलेव शशलक्ष्मणः
tatrasthā vavṛdhe sā ca nāmnā khyātā mṛgāvatī | śuklapakṣe yathā vyomni kaleva śaśalakṣmaṇaḥ
तत्रैव निवसन्ती सा ववृधे, मृगावतीति नाम्ना ख्याता; शुक्लपक्षे व्योम्नि यथा शशिनः कला वर्धते तथा।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A pilgrim-inquirer/ṛṣi audience typical of Skanda tīrtha dialogues (not explicit here)
Scene: A young maiden Mṛgāvatī growing in grace, framed by a bright-fortnight moon waxing in a clear sky; emphasis on serenity and auspiciousness.
FAQs
Righteous care allows virtue and beauty to flourish naturally, just as the moon waxes under favorable conditions.
The tīrtha setting is implicit; the verse primarily marks the heroine’s growth within the hermitage environment.
None; it is descriptive and poetic.