Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
लज्जाभिभूता सा तत्र प्रविश्याश्वत्थवाटिकाम् । तत्र तं सुषुवे गर्भमविज्ञाय कुतो ह्ययम्
lajjābhibhūtā sā tatra praviśyāśvatthavāṭikām | tatra taṃ suṣuve garbhamavijñāya kuto hyayam
লজ্জায় অভিভূত হয়ে তিনি অশ্বত্থ বনের ভিতরে প্রবেশ করলেন। এই গর্ভ কোথা থেকে এল তা না জেনেই তিনি সেখানে সন্তান প্রসব করলেন।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Aśvattha-vāṭikā (within Prabhāsa)
Type: kund
Scene: A woman, veiled and trembling with shame, slips into a dense aśvattha grove; beneath the spreading roots and heart-shaped leaves, she unexpectedly gives birth, looking bewildered and frightened.
FAQs
Actions and their consequences unfold even when one is confused; the narrative frames shame and secrecy against the backdrop of dharma and sacred space.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhās), presented as a sanctified landscape with sacred groves and purifying settings.
No direct prescription is stated here; the verse situates the event in a sacred grove, a typical Purāṇic marker of sanctity.