Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76
सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्याः शंखचक्रगदाधरः । विहस्याथ महालक्ष्मीं तामुवाच प्रहर्षितः । मुहुर्मुहुः समालिंग्य वक्षसश्चोपरि स्थिताम्
sūta uvāca | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyāḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | vihasyātha mahālakṣmīṃ tāmuvāca praharṣitaḥ | muhurmuhuḥ samāliṃgya vakṣasaścopari sthitām
سوت نے کہا: اُس کے کلمات سن کر شَنکھ، چکر اور گدا دھارنے والے بھگوان مسکرائے؛ پھر خوش ہو کر مہالکشمی سے فرمایا—جو اُن کے سینے پر ٹکی ہوئی تھی—اور بار بار اسے آغوش میں لیا۔
Sūta
Scene: Sūta narrates: Viṣṇu (conch, discus, mace) smiles, embraces Mahālakṣmī repeatedly as she rests on his chest, then speaks in delight.
FAQs
The Purāṇa portrays divine intimacy and grace: sincere speech and devotion are met with the Lord’s affectionate approval.
The narrative sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is prescribed; it is a narrative transition highlighting the Lord’s response.