Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
स तस्य च वने वृद्धः पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः । सत्यवागनुरूपो मे भर्तेति मनसेप्सितः
sa tasya ca vane vṛddhaḥ putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ | satyavāganurūpo me bharteti manasepsitaḥ
اسی جنگل میں اس کا بیٹا بڑا ہوا—نہایت دھرم پر قائم، سچ بولنے والا؛ اور وہی میرے دل کا مطلوب شوہر تھا، میرے لیے لائق اور موزوں۔
Sāvitrī
Tirtha: प्रभासक्षेत्र (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied royal listener in frame-story
Scene: In a serene forest hermitage, the young Satyavān stands with ascetic simplicity yet noble bearing; a maiden’s inner choice is implied—her gaze steady, heart resolved.
FAQs
Truthfulness and dharma are presented as the highest qualifications—more than wealth or status—for an ideal life-partner.
The verse is part of Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya narrative, where exemplary virtues illuminate the sanctity of the setting.
None; the focus is on ethical qualifications (satya, dharma) rather than a formal rite.