Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 93
इमां कृष्णार्धवदनां ग्रहीष्यसि दुरात्मिकाम् । विमुक्तकेशां नृत्यन्तीं पश्यध्वं योगिनीमिव
imāṃ kṛṣṇārdhavadanāṃ grahīṣyasi durātmikām | vimuktakeśāṃ nṛtyantīṃ paśyadhvaṃ yoginīmiva
You will seize this wicked woman, whose face is half-black. Look—her hair is loose, and she dances like a yoginī!
Unspecified (likely a command/accusation within the narrative scene, preserved in Sūta’s recitation)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A frightening woman with half-darkened face, hair unbound, dancing in a trance; onlookers point and shout, one figure moving to seize her; the atmosphere is charged and uncanny.
FAQs
The text contrasts fearsome appearance and moral corruption, warning that adharma manifests in disturbing, destabilizing forms.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred setting; the māhātmya’s narratives reinforce dharma for pilgrims.
None; the verse is a narrative command/description.
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