Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44
रम्भातिलोत्तमाद्याश्च वैलक्ष्यं देवयोषितः । न रेजुरवनीपाल तल्लक्ष्यहृदयेक्षणाः
rambhātilottamādyāśca vailakṣyaṃ devayoṣitaḥ | na rejuravanīpāla tallakṣyahṛdayekṣaṇāḥ
Wahai raja, Rambhā, Tilottamā, dan para bidadari lainnya menjadi malu; dengan mata terpaku padanya, dalam penilaian hati mereka tak lagi tampak bersinar.
Narrator (addressing a king; not named in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Avanīpāla (king)
Scene: Rambhā, Tilottamā, and other apsarases gaze at her; their own radiance seems to dim, faces showing bashful shame, as the heart’s judgment crowns the newcomer’s beauty.
FAQs
Worldly and even heavenly charms are shown as limited when contrasted with a higher, divinely originated manifestation.
No tīrtha is directly referenced in this verse.
None.