Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
दृश्यंते भास्वरै रत्नैः प्रस्खलंतो विभूषणैः । तान्दृष्ट्वा रावणः प्राह प्रहस्तं प्रतिहारकम्
dṛśyaṃte bhāsvarai ratnaiḥ praskhalaṃto vibhūṣaṇaiḥ | tāndṛṣṭvā rāvaṇaḥ prāha prahastaṃ pratihārakam
তেওঁলোক উজ্জ্বল ৰত্নে দীপ্তিমান দেখা গৈছিল; অলংকাৰবোৰ সৰি পৰি খৰখৰ শব্দ কৰিছিল। তেওঁলোকক দেখি ৰাৱণে নিজৰ প্ৰতিহাৰক প্ৰহস্তক ক’লে।
Deductive (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dazzling crowd of kings and heroes, jewels flashing; ornaments loosen and fall with a metallic clatter. Rāvaṇa, intense and commanding, turns to Prahasta to inquire.
FAQs
Splendor and ornamentation are unstable; the verse hints at the precariousness of prideful pomp before dharma’s scrutiny.
The passage belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Māhātmya section, which frames such narratives within the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
None; it sets up a courtly inquiry and ensuing dialogue.
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