Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
स त्वां वांछति कल्याणि धर्मपत्नीं स्वधर्मतः । तस्माद्वरय भद्रं ते सर्वकामप्रदं पतिम्
sa tvāṃ vāṃchati kalyāṇi dharmapatnīṃ svadharmataḥ | tasmādvaraya bhadraṃ te sarvakāmapradaṃ patim
அருள்மிகு கல்யாணியே, அவன் தன் ‘தர்மம்’ எனக் கூறுவதற்கிணங்க உன்னைத் தர்மபத்னியாக விரும்புகிறான். ஆகவே உனக்கு நலம் உண்டாக—எல்லா விருப்பங்களையும் அளிக்கவல்ல அவனையே கணவராகத் தேர்ந்தெடு.
Vicakṣaṇa (envoy speech)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Scene: A messenger or spokesman urges an ‘auspicious lady’ to accept Mahiṣa as husband, presenting wealth and wish-fulfillment; the lady remains poised, dignified, with restrained displeasure; the setting hints at a sacred mountain precinct.
FAQs
Adharma often disguises itself in the language of dharma; spiritual discernment rejects coercion framed as righteousness.
Arbuda Parvata serves as the sacred stage where divine authority confronts demonic persuasion.
None; the verse is a persuasive proposal within the narrative.