Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
तया रिरंसुकामोऽसौ विमानाग्रादवातरत् । तामुपेत्य मुनेः कन्यामित्युवाच सुदर्शनः
tayā riraṃsukāmo'sau vimānāgrādavātarat | tāmupetya muneḥ kanyāmityuvāca sudarśanaḥ
Désireux de se divertir avec elle, il descendit de l’avant du vimāna. S’approchant de la fille du muni, Sudarśana lui parla ainsi :
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sudarśana steps down from the front of a hovering vimāna, landing lightly on the sand; he advances toward the sage’s daughter, hand raised as if to speak, while Sukarṇa remains above watching.
FAQs
It shows desire moving into action—setting the stage for dharma to respond through speech, consent, and right conduct.
The Setukhaṇḍa frames the episode within Setukṣetra’s sacred geography.
None; it transitions into a spoken exchange.