Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
तस्यैवं नृत्यमानस्य सर्वे लोका नृपोत्तम । ननृतुः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ प्रभावात्तस्य सन्मुनेः
tasyaivaṃ nṛtyamānasya sarve lokā nṛpottama | nanṛtuḥ pārthivaśreṣṭha prabhāvāttasya sanmuneḥ
हे नृपोत्तम! उसके इस प्रकार नृत्य करते रहने पर, हे पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ, उस पवित्र मुनि के प्रभाव से समस्त लोक भी नाच उठे।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Arbuda
Type: kshetra
Listener: sages; the verse explicitly addresses a king within the narrative frame
Scene: A sweeping cosmic tableau: the sage dancing at center; in concentric layers, humans, devas, animals, trees, and even celestial bodies appear to ‘dance’—a visual metaphor for compelled motion.
FAQs
Spiritual potency (prabhāva) affects more than the individual; therefore, inner discipline must be matched with humility and steadiness.
The Arbuda sacred zone remains the narrative locus, illustrating how events there reverberate across realms.
None; it continues the description of the marvel produced by the sage’s state.
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