Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
मेने सिद्धिं परां प्राप्तो हर्षान्नृत्यमथाकरोत् । तस्मिन्संनृत्यमाने च जगत्स्थावरजंगमम्
mene siddhiṃ parāṃ prāpto harṣānnṛtyamathākarot | tasminsaṃnṛtyamāne ca jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam
সে মনে করল, ‘আমি পরম সিদ্ধি লাভ করেছি’; আনন্দে সে নৃত্য আরম্ভ করল। তার নৃত্যে স্থাবর ও জঙ্গমসহ সমগ্র জগৎ আন্দোলিত হয়ে উঠল।
Śiva (deduced: continuing narration to Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame)
Scene: A siddha-like sage, intoxicated by perceived supreme attainment, begins a powerful dance; the vibration spreads outward, subtly animating all beings—trees, animals, humans—hinting at impending cosmic imbalance.
FAQs
Mistaking a sign for final perfection can produce ego; uncontrolled spiritual power can disturb harmony.
The story functions within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya framework, grounding cosmic events in sacred geography.
None; the verse warns implicitly against ungoverned display of power rather than teaching a rite.