Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
यौगपद्येन तं विप्रमभ्यगच्छाम भारत । गायंत्यो ललमानाश्च लोभयंत्यश्च तं द्विजम्
yaugapadyena taṃ vipramabhyagacchāma bhārata | gāyaṃtyo lalamānāśca lobhayaṃtyaśca taṃ dvijam
হে ভারত! আমরা একযোগে সেই ব্রাহ্মণের কাছে গেলাম—গান গাইতে গাইতে, ক্রীড়া করতে করতে, আর সেই দ্বিজকে প্রলোভিত করতে চেয়ে।
Varcā (Apsaras)
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: The women approach simultaneously, singing and playfully gesturing, attempting to lure the brāhmaṇa; the ascetic remains the still center as movement and music swirl around him.
FAQs
Distractions often come in pleasant forms; maintaining brahmacarya and inner discipline is the hallmark of true tapas.
No named tīrtha appears; the episode supports the Mahātmya-style message that holiness is intensified by tapas.
None stated; the verse describes an attempted seduction of an ascetic.