Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
किं तुष्टेव च कल्याणि तिष्ठसि त्वं सुमध्यमे । वयं च प्रस्थिताः सर्वाः पितुर्यज्ञे सभर्तृकाः
kiṃ tuṣṭeva ca kalyāṇi tiṣṭhasi tvaṃ sumadhyame | vayaṃ ca prasthitāḥ sarvāḥ pituryajñe sabhartṛkāḥ
«Ô bienheureuse, ô dame à la taille fine, pourquoi demeures-tu ici comme comblée ? Nous toutes partons au sacrifice de notre père, avec nos époux.»
Satī’s sisters (Dakṣa’s daughters), addressing Satī
Scene: The sisters, adorned and accompanied by their husbands, prepare to depart for Dakṣa’s sacrifice; they turn toward Satī with a mix of surprise and persuasion, questioning her stillness.
FAQs
Worldly celebrations and rituals can conceal deeper breaches of dharma—true auspiciousness lies in honoring the divine and right relationship.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the broader setting of the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, within which this Dakṣa-yajña narrative is framed.
A yajña (sacrifice) is referenced, but no specific vrata, dāna, or snāna instruction is stated in this verse.