Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
ततोऽश्विनौ प्रहस्यैनामब्रूतां पुनरेव तु । कथं त्वं च विदित्वा तु पित्रा दत्ताऽगता वने
tato'śvinau prahasyaināmabrūtāṃ punareva tu | kathaṃ tvaṃ ca viditvā tu pitrā dattā'gatā vane
Da lächelten die Aśvins und sprachen erneut zu ihr: «Wie kommt es, dass du—obwohl du es wusstest—von deinem Vater gegeben wurdest und in den Wald gekommen bist, um hier zu wohnen?»
Aśvinau
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Aśvins smile and question Sukanyā’s circumstances—why her father gave her to an ascetic and why she lives in the forest; their demeanor is charming yet probing.
FAQs
The verse frames a social and moral challenge—testing whether one values dharma and vows over comfort and status.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as the sacred backdrop where Cyavana’s story unfolds.
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