Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
एवं तत्कौतुकं दृष्ट्वा देवी वचनमब्रवीत् । किं दृश्यते महादेव हृष्टः कस्मान्महेश्वर
evaṃ tatkautukaṃ dṛṣṭvā devī vacanamabravīt | kiṃ dṛśyate mahādeva hṛṣṭaḥ kasmānmaheśvara
সেই আশ্চৰ্য কৌতুক দেখি দেৱীয়ে ক’লে: “হে মহাদেৱ, কি দেখা গৈছে? হে মহেশ্বৰ, আপুনি কিয় আনন্দিত?”
Devī (Pārvatī) addressing Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: At Prabhāsa, Devī beholds a sudden marvel; she turns toward Mahādeva with questioning gaze, while the sacred landscape hints at unseen yogic presences.
FAQs
Sacred dialogue invites inquiry; even divine mysteries are unfolded through respectful questioning and revelation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within whose māhātmya the divine conversation and marvels are situated.
None; the verse initiates further explanation through Devī’s question.