Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
तस्यैवं नृत्यमानस्य सर्वे लोका नृपोत्तम । ननृतुः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ प्रभावात्तस्य सन्मुनेः
tasyaivaṃ nṛtyamānasya sarve lokā nṛpottama | nanṛtuḥ pārthivaśreṣṭha prabhāvāttasya sanmuneḥ
Lorsqu’il dansait ainsi, ô meilleur des rois, tous les mondes dansèrent aussi—ô souverain éminent—par la puissance de ce saint muni.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: sages; the verse explicitly addresses a king within the narrative frame
Scene: A sweeping cosmic tableau: the sage dancing at center; in concentric layers, humans, devas, animals, trees, and even celestial bodies appear to ‘dance’—a visual metaphor for compelled motion.
FAQs
Spiritual potency (prabhāva) affects more than the individual; therefore, inner discipline must be matched with humility and steadiness.
The Arbuda sacred zone remains the narrative locus, illustrating how events there reverberate across realms.
None; it continues the description of the marvel produced by the sage’s state.