Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
ताभ्यां सार्द्धं क्रीडते च कश्यपोऽपि प्रजापतिः । ततस्त्वेकदिने प्राप्ते आश्रमस्था शुभानना
tābhyāṃ sārddhaṃ krīḍate ca kaśyapo'pi prajāpatiḥ | tatastvekadine prāpte āśramasthā śubhānanā
Avec elles, Prajāpati Kaśyapa se divertissait aussi et laissait s’écouler le temps. Puis, lorsqu’un certain jour advint, la belle au visage, demeurant dans l’āśrama…
Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: Kaśyapa with Vinatā and Kadrū in playful, gentle companionship in the hermitage; the scene subtly foreshadows an approaching turning point—light shift, a messenger-like breeze, or a distant gleam suggesting the divine horse’s arrival.
FAQs
The verse sets a calm domestic-āśrama backdrop, preparing for a moral test that will unfold through speech and rivalry.
None in this fragment; it is a narrative bridge.
None.