Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
करे ग्रहीतुमारब्धाः स्वकरैर्हृष्टमानसाः । गजस्तान्करसंलग्नान्विचिक्षेप तपोधनान्
kare grahītumārabdhāḥ svakarairhṛṣṭamānasāḥ | gajastānkarasaṃlagnānvicikṣepa tapodhanān
Le cœur en joie, ils entreprirent de saisir sa trompe de leurs propres mains ; mais l’éléphant projeta au loin ces ascètes qui s’y étaient agrippés.
Sūta (contextual narrator) describing the sages’ encounter
Scene: A group of joyous ascetics rush to seize an elephant’s trunk; the elephant suddenly jerks and flings them aside, dust rising, palms swaying, expressions shifting from delight to shock.
FAQs
In tīrtha narratives, unexpected resistance tests pride and curiosity, preparing seekers for deeper revelation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the episode unfolds near Kubera’s āśrama within the māhātmya.
None explicitly; the verse advances the sacred-place narrative toward a divine disclosure.