Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98
अथ दूरं गतौ क्वापि वने द्विजनृपात्मजौ । गन्धर्वकन्याः क्रीडंती शतशस्तावपश्यताम्
atha dūraṃ gatau kvāpi vane dvijanṛpātmajau | gandharvakanyāḥ krīḍaṃtī śataśastāvapaśyatām
Alors, s’étant éloignés jusqu’en quelque lieu de la forêt, le fils du brāhmane et le fils du prince virent là des centaines de jeunes Gandharvîs qui s’ébattaient.
Narrator (context not explicit in snippet; within Skanda Purāṇa narrative frame)
Scene: Two youths—one brāhmaṇa’s son and one prince’s son—stand at the edge of a deep forest clearing, beholding hundreds of gandharva maidens playing and moving in graceful groups amid trees and flowering shrubs.
FAQs
It introduces a temptation-like encounter that sets the stage for teaching self-restraint and dharmic conduct.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative scene set in a forest.
None in this verse; it is descriptive narration.