Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
व्रजन्त्या च तया दृष्टं कौपीनाच्छादनं पुनः । परि त्यक्तं विदित्वैवं दैवयोगाद्गृहाण सा
vrajantyā ca tayā dṛṣṭaṃ kaupīnācchādanaṃ punaḥ | pari tyaktaṃ viditvaivaṃ daivayogādgṛhāṇa sā
Chemin faisant, elle vit de nouveau un kaupīna, un pagne, laissé là. Sachant qu’il avait été rejeté, elle le ramassa, par la conjonction du destin.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Subhadrā notices a discarded kaupīna (loincloth) on the way; she recognizes it as abandoned yet, by fate, picks it up—an intimate, morally charged moment rendered without explicitness.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often show how small actions, under daiva (providence), can become turning points—urging vigilance and discernment in conduct.
The immediate verse is plot-driven, but it unfolds within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya setting, where actions in sacred regions carry intensified consequences.
None; the verse narrates an incidental act (picking up a discarded garment).