Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 78
कामहारैश्च वंशैश्च बद्धो हिन्दोलकः कृतः । आरूढाश्च महाकन्या गायन्ते सुस्वरं तदा
kāmahāraiśca vaṃśaiśca baddho hindolakaḥ kṛtaḥ | ārūḍhāśca mahākanyā gāyante susvaraṃ tadā
কামোদ্দীপক মালা আৰু বাঁহৰ খুঁটাৰে বান্ধি এটা দোলনা সাজি লোৱা হ’ল। তেতিয়া মহাকন্যাসকলে তাত উঠি সুমধুৰ, সুসুৰে গীত গাইলে।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: narādhipa (king) implied by later address in the sequence
Scene: In a flowering forest-grove near a sacred riverbank, a swing (hindola) is strung between supports and adorned with garlands; noble maidens mount it and sing in perfectly tuned voices, creating a festive, sensuous atmosphere.
FAQs
Sensory charm—music, ornament, and play—can become a net for the mind; the text hints at vigilance and self-mastery.
Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region), where the Purāṇa stages moral instruction through vivid scenes.
None in this verse.
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