Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88
एषा सामवती नाम सुता तस्य द्विजन्मनः । भूत्वा सुमेधसः पत्नी कामभोगेन युज्यताम्
eṣā sāmavatī nāma sutā tasya dvijanmanaḥ | bhūtvā sumedhasaḥ patnī kāmabhogena yujyatām
“Ito ang kanyang anak na babae na ang pangalan ay Sāmavatī, na isinilang sa yaong dalawang-ulit-na-ipinanganak. Nawa’y maging asawa siya ni Sumedhas at makiisa sa kanya sa ligayang pangkasal.”
Devī (implied continuation)
Listener: Rājā and attendants (implied)
Scene: Devī indicates a maiden Sāmavatī and directs her marriage to Sumedhas; the scene suggests a betrothal moment with auspicious symbols.
FAQs
Householder life (gṛhastha) and marriage are presented as dharmic, and can be guided by divine ordinance for welfare and continuity.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No ritual is detailed; the verse indicates a divinely sanctioned marital union.