Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तासां मध्ये च रोहिण्या सह रेमे स नित्यदा । त्यक्ताः सर्वाश्च चंद्रेण दक्षकन्याः सुदुःखिताः । गत्वा स्वपितरं नत्वा प्राहुरस्राविलेक्षणाः
tāsāṃ madhye ca rohiṇyā saha reme sa nityadā | tyaktāḥ sarvāśca caṃdreṇa dakṣakanyāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ | gatvā svapitaraṃ natvā prāhurasrāvilekṣaṇāḥ
Among them, he dwelt in constant delight with Rohiṇī. Therefore, all the other daughters of Dakṣa, abandoned by Candra and overwhelmed with sorrow, went to their father; bowing to him, they spoke with tear-filled eyes.
Pulastya
Listener: Nṛpa-sattama (king)
Scene: Candra embraces Rohiṇī in a moonlit pavilion while the other nakṣatra-wives stand aside in sorrow; then they approach Dakṣa with tears, hands folded, seeking justice.
FAQs
Attachment and favoritism violate dharma and cause suffering; righteous conduct requires equal regard where duty demands it.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it narrates a moral-cosmic episode within the Arbuda tradition.
None; the verse is narrative, describing grievance and appeal to authority (Dakṣa).