Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92
एवं संस्पृश्य हस्तेन निजेनांगानि तस्य सा । समालिंग्य समाघ्राय मूर्धदेशे मुहुर्मुहुः
evaṃ saṃspṛśya hastena nijenāṃgāni tasya sā | samāliṃgya samāghrāya mūrdhadeśe muhurmuhuḥ
இவ்வாறு அவள் தன் கையால் அவன் அங்கங்களைத் தொட்டு, அவனைத் தழுவி, அவன் தலைச்சிகரத்தில் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் முத்தமிட்டாள்.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A noble lady gently touches the young man’s limbs, embraces him, and repeatedly kisses the crown of his head—an intimate farewell blessing in a palace chamber.
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Dharma is lived through tenderness and responsibility; blessings are conveyed through loving, embodied acts.
None directly; it is a narrative moment within the larger tīrtha-focused chapter.
No formal ritual; it depicts affectionate blessing and farewell.
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