Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
विकारा बहवस्तासां देवं दृष्ट्वा महाद्भुतम् । संजाता विप्रपत्नीनां तदा तासु नरोत्तम
vikārā bahavastāsāṃ devaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahādbhutam | saṃjātā viprapatnīnāṃ tadā tāsu narottama
Ô le meilleur des hommes, lorsque les épouses des brāhmanes virent la Divinité tout à fait merveilleuse, de nombreuses et puissantes émotions s’élevèrent en elles.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dāruvana (narrative-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (naroत्तम addressed)
Scene: The brāhmaṇa wives, startled by an utterly wondrous presence, display many emotional transformations—some drawn forward, some trembling, some confused—while the Deity remains serene and radiant.
FAQs
Even socially ‘virtuous’ settings require inner mastery; spiritual life is proven by steadiness of mind, not by status alone.
The episode’s stage is Daruvana; the larger Revā Khaṇḍa situates it within a sacred-travel and sacred-river milieu.
None; the verse describes psychological reactions rather than prescribing practice.