Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
न देवी न च गन्धर्वी नासुरी न च किंनरी । तादृग्रूपा महादेवि यादृशी सा सुमध्यमा
na devī na ca gandharvī nāsurī na ca kiṃnarī | tādṛgrūpā mahādevi yādṛśī sā sumadhyamā
वह न देवी थी, न गंधर्व-कन्या, न असुरी, न किंनरी; तथापि, हे महादेवी, वह सुमध्यमा वैसी ही अनुपम रूपवती थी।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A poetic close-up of Indumatī: human queen portrayed with celestial grace; attendants and court compare her to apsarases and kinnarīs, emphasizing wonder without deifying her.
FAQs
Purāṇic praise often pairs outer excellence with inner virtue, preparing the listener for a dharmic exemplar whose life bears ritual significance.
Indirectly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the episode supports a tīrtha-related tradition explained in this section.
None; this is descriptive context within the origin narrative.
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