पत्यर्थं देवगर्भाभे मा वृथा यौवनं कृथाः । एवमुक्ता सुकन्या सा सुरौ ताविदमब्रवीत्
patyarthaṃ devagarbhābhe mā vṛthā yauvanaṃ kṛthāḥ | evamuktā sukanyā sā surau tāvidamabravīt
O Maid von strahlender, göttlicher Schönheit, verschwende deine Jugend nicht vergebens um eines Gatten willen. So angesprochen, sprach Sukanyā diese Worte zu den beiden Göttern.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/seekers (frame)
Scene: The devas urge Sukanyā not to waste her youth; Sukanyā prepares to answer—her face calm, eyes steady, posture dignified—while the aged sage remains in ascetic stillness.
Dharma is tested through persuasive speech; the verse introduces Sukanyā’s impending dharmic response.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, the sacred landscape framing this episode.
None here; it transitions from the gods’ counsel to Sukanyā’s reply.