Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20
उमेव मांगल्यवती दमयंतीव रूपिणी । भारतीव कलाभिज्ञा लक्ष्मीरिव महागुणा
umeva māṃgalyavatī damayaṃtīva rūpiṇī | bhāratīva kalābhijñā lakṣmīriva mahāguṇā
அவள் உமையைப் போல மங்களகரமானவள், தமயந்தியைப் போல அழகியவள், பாரதி (சரஸ்வதி) போல கலைகளில் தேர்ந்தவள், லக்ஷ்மியைப் போல மாபெரும் நற்குணங்களால் நிறைந்தவள்।
A learned Brahmin (continuing the courtly description)
Scene: A poetic portrait of the girl as a composite of four divine/ideal figures: Umā’s auspicious glow, Damayantī’s beauty, Sarasvatī’s artistry, Lakṣmī’s virtues—shown as symbolic attributes around her (lotus, vīṇā, auspicious marks).
FAQs
The feminine ideal is celebrated as a convergence of auspiciousness, beauty, knowledge, and virtue—qualities honored as divine.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is an encomium (praise) through divine comparisons.
None; it provides a laudatory characterization using archetypes of revered women and goddesses.