Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35
मेनोवाच । आर्यपुत्र न जानामि प्रवृत्तिमपि कांचन । विवाहसमयादूर्ध्वं तस्या गौर्या गिरीश्वर
menovāca | āryaputra na jānāmi pravṛttimapi kāṃcana | vivāhasamayādūrdhvaṃ tasyā gauryā girīśvara
เมนากล่าวว่า: “โอ้ อารยบุตร โอ้ คีรีศวร! นับแต่กาลวิวาห์ของนางคุรีนั้น ข้าพเจ้าไม่รู้ความเป็นไปใด ๆ เลย”
Menā
Listener: Ilvalāra
Scene: Menā addresses Himālaya with respectful intimacy, confessing she knows nothing of Gaurī’s later life after marriage; her posture conveys maternal worry and earnest inquiry amid the stillness of the mountains.
FAQs
The verse expresses parental concern and responsibility within dharma—seeking rightful knowledge of a daughter’s welfare.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned directly in this line.
None; it is a dialogue line requesting information.