Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
आयांतं ताः स्वयं दृष्ट्वा प्रियसौमनसं मुनिम् । सहसैवोत्थिताः सर्वा मदोन्मत्ता अपि स्त्रियः
āyāṃtaṃ tāḥ svayaṃ dṛṣṭvā priyasaumanasaṃ munim | sahasaivotthitāḥ sarvā madonmattā api striyaḥ
নিজ চকুৰে প্ৰিয় আৰু মনোহৰ মুখমণ্ডলযুক্ত মুনিক আগবাঢ়ি আহোঁতে দেখি, মদমত্তা হ’লেও সকলো নাৰী একেলগে তৎক্ষণাৎ উঠি দাঁড়াল।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of intoxicated women, mid-revel, suddenly rise in unison as they behold Nārada approaching—his face pleasing, aura luminous; the moment freezes between desire and reverence.
FAQs
Even when deluded, the sight of a revered sage can awaken a moment of propriety—honoring saints is a dharmic reflex.
The episode occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra’s Māhātmya framework.
No formal rite; it reflects etiquette (ācāra) of rising in respect before a muni.