Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
को हर्षविषयः कस्मात्त्वयैतन्नृत्यते द्विज । तस्मात्कार्यं वदाशु त्वं परं कौतूहलं द्विजः
ko harṣaviṣayaḥ kasmāttvayaitannṛtyate dvija | tasmātkāryaṃ vadāśu tvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ dvijaḥ
« Quelle est la cause de ta joie, et pourquoi danses-tu, ô deux-fois-né ? Dis-moi vite de quoi il s’agit, car je suis saisi d’une grande curiosité, ô brāhmaṇa. »
Unspecified interlocutor (addressing a ṛṣi/brāhmaṇa) within the Īśvara-uvāca narrative frame
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: The disguised brāhmaṇa questions a dancing ascetic: ‘What is the cause of your joy?’ The sage’s movement contrasts with the questioner’s composed posture.
FAQs
Spiritual experiences should be examined with discernment; genuine joy invites inquiry into its true cause.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya section.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it initiates inquiry that leads to a revelation of spiritual attainment.