Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र यास्तु वै चाल्पसात्त्विकाः । ता दृष्ट्वा सहसा सांबं सर्वाश्चुक्षुभिरे स्त्रियः
etasminnaṃtare tatra yāstu vai cālpasāttvikāḥ | tā dṛṣṭvā sahasā sāṃbaṃ sarvāścukṣubhire striyaḥ
En cet instant, les femmes présentes, peu fermes en sattva, en voyant soudain Sāmba, furent toutes aussitôt bouleversées.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Not specified in provided excerpt)
Scene: As Sāmba appears, the women of unstable sattva surge with sudden excitement—eyes widened, bodies leaning forward, ornaments shifting—creating a wave of unrest in the festive space.
FAQs
When sattva is weak, the mind becomes easily disturbed; the Purāṇic narrative uses this to warn against loss of inner balance.
The episode remains situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames the moral narrative.
None; it is a psychological-ethical observation within the story.