Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
मया दृष्टाः सुराः पूर्वं यक्षा विद्याधरास्तथा । सिद्धाश्च किंनरा नागा गुह्यकाः किमु मानुषाः
mayā dṛṣṭāḥ surāḥ pūrvaṃ yakṣā vidyādharāstathā | siddhāśca kiṃnarā nāgā guhyakāḥ kimu mānuṣāḥ
Autrefois, j’ai vu les dieux, les yakṣas et les vidyādharas; j’ai vu aussi les siddhas, les kiṁnaras, les nāgas et les guhyakas—que dire alors des êtres humains?
Rambhā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rambhā asserts her wide experience: she has seen many orders of beings—gods to guhyakas—implying the sage’s exceptional allure beyond even celestial standards.
FAQs
It elevates the addressee by comparison across realms, a rhetorical move that intensifies the moral test within the sacred narrative.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the ongoing story within the chapter.
None.