Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 86
दानव उवाच । अहं विवाहमिच्छामि त्वया सह सुशोभने । भूपृष्ठे सकले राज्ञी भवस्येवं न संशयः
dānava uvāca | ahaṃ vivāhamicchāmi tvayā saha suśobhane | bhūpṛṣṭhe sakale rājñī bhavasyevaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
தானவன் கூறினான்: "அழகिये! நான் உன்னை மணக்க விரும்புகிறேன். நீ இந்த பூமி முழுவதற்கும் அரசியாவாய், இதில் எந்த சந்தேகமும் இல்லை."
Dānava
Tirtha: Revā-tīra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The dānava leans forward with persuasive gesture, golden staff lowered, offering marriage and queenship; the maiden remains guarded, the banyan and river forming a moral boundary.
FAQs
Worldly power and status are used as temptations; dharmic discernment is needed before accepting promises.
The broader narrative belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) sacred region; this verse highlights persuasion rather than a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a proposal framed through worldly inducement.