Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
अथासौ प्रययौ बालः प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना । तं दृष्ट्वा पथि तातश्च संप्रहृष्टो बभूव ह
athāsau prayayau bālaḥ prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā | taṃ dṛṣṭvā pathi tātaśca saṃprahṛṣṭo babhūva ha
Alors le garçon poursuivit sa route, l’âme intérieure toute réjouie. En le voyant sur le chemin, son père aussi fut saisi d’une joie extrême.
Narrator
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: peak
Listener: King addressed as nṛpasattama
Scene: The boy proceeds with radiant inner joy; the father sees him on the road and bursts into happiness—an instant emotional reversal in a mountain setting.
FAQs
When divine grace operates, sorrow can swiftly transform into joy—faith restores what seems lost.
No specific tīrtha is singled out; the setting remains within the Arbuda sacred geography.
None mentioned in this verse.