Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
सा रोमहर्षविवशा त्रपया परीता कोपानुरागकलुषा कृतविप्रलापा । संवर्द्धितद्विगुणशोकभरा च देवी नानारसं बत दृशोर्विषयं प्रपेदे
sā romaharṣavivaśā trapayā parītā kopānurāgakaluṣā kṛtavipralāpā | saṃvarddhitadviguṇaśokabharā ca devī nānārasaṃ bata dṛśorviṣayaṃ prapede
La déesse fut saisie d’un frisson, la chair hérissée, envahie de pudeur; son cœur, troublé d’un mélange de colère et d’amour, la fit balbutier des paroles disjointes. Le poids de son chagrin doubla, et ses yeux rencontrèrent un tourbillon de sentiments aux mille saveurs.
Prahlāda (narration continues)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The goddess trembles with horripilation, eyes brimming with many rasas—shame, anger, love, grief—uttering broken words as sorrow doubles in Kṛṣṇa’s presence.
FAQs
Devotional encounter can awaken complex emotions; the Purāṇa validates inner turmoil as part of transformation toward refuge in God.
The emotional drama unfolds within Dvārakā-māhātmya, reinforcing Dvārakā’s sanctity through Kṛṣṇa-centered remembrance.
None; the verse is primarily rasa-oriented narrative psychology.