Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109
अनिच्छंत्यां कुमार्यां च वरं द्रव्यं च पार्थिवः । तथान्यदपि प्रीत्यासौ यद्ददौ नृपतिः श्रृणु
anicchaṃtyāṃ kumāryāṃ ca varaṃ dravyaṃ ca pārthivaḥ | tathānyadapi prītyāsau yaddadau nṛpatiḥ śrṛṇu
اگرچہ کنواری کی خواہش نہ تھی، پھر بھی بادشاہ نے اسے ور اور دولت عطا کی؛ اور محبت کے سبب اس نے اور بھی بہت کچھ دیا—سنو کہ اس فرمانروا نے کیا کیا بخشا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Scene: In the palace, the king offers a boon and wealth to a modest maiden who appears hesitant; attendants present trays of jewels and cloth; the scene emphasizes prīti and royal authority.
FAQs
Power aligned with dharma expresses itself as generosity; the narrative frames royal giving as a consequence of sacred inspiration.
Indirectly the same tīrtha whose māhātmya motivates the ensuing royal actions; the verse itself focuses on the king’s gifts.
None directly; it introduces the description of gifts (dāna) and grants (vara).