Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
शुचिरुवाच । त्वां दृष्ट्वा मम च प्रीतिः सुशीले विद्यतेऽधुना । मनोरथमहांभोधिं त्वमापूरय मामकम्
śuciruvāca | tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā mama ca prītiḥ suśīle vidyate'dhunā | manorathamahāṃbhodhiṃ tvamāpūraya māmakam
ศุจิกล่าวว่า: “โอ้สุศีลา ครั้นได้เห็นเจ้า บัดนี้ความรักย่อมเกิดในใจเราแล้ว จงทำให้มหาสมุทรแห่งความปรารถนาของเราพลันเต็มเปี่ยม คือจงประทานสิ่งที่เราปรารถนา”
Śuci Muni
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Śuci-āśrama)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not explicit
Scene: Sage Śuci speaks frankly: on seeing Suśīlā, affection arises; he asks her to fulfill his wish—an intimate, morally charged moment in the hermitage.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes inner disposition—good conduct and sincerity evoke благ (prīti) and благословение (boon).
The larger setting is Setu Māhātmya; this verse itself focuses on the interpersonal moment within the sacred narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it marks the sage’s favorable response leading to the forthcoming boon.
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