Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20
उमेव मांगल्यवती दमयंतीव रूपिणी । भारतीव कलाभिज्ञा लक्ष्मीरिव महागुणा
umeva māṃgalyavatī damayaṃtīva rūpiṇī | bhāratīva kalābhijñā lakṣmīriva mahāguṇā
Siya’y mapalad at mapagpala gaya ni Umā, marikit gaya ni Damayantī, bihasa sa mga sining gaya ni Bhāratī (Sarasvatī), at hitik sa dakilang mga katangian gaya ni Lakṣmī.
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.