Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
तामभाषत कल्याणीं सा चास्य न शृणोति वै । ततः सुकन्या वल्मीके दृष्ट्वा भार्गवचक्षुषी
tāmabhāṣata kalyāṇīṃ sā cāsya na śṛṇoti vai | tataḥ sukanyā valmīke dṛṣṭvā bhārgavacakṣuṣī
Ia berbicara kepada gadis yang mulia itu, namun ia tidak mendengarkannya. Lalu Sukanyā, melihat di dalam gundukan semut mata sang resi Bhārgava, pun menyadarinya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A forested edge of Prabhāsa: an ant-hill (valmīka) with two luminous eyes visible within; Sukanyā, a royal maiden, pauses mid-step, half-curious, half-wary, while attendants linger behind.
FAQs
Failure to recognize spiritual authority (a sage hidden in austerity) can lead to unintended wrongdoing and karmic repercussions.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the episode unfolds as part of its māhātmya.
None; it sets up the impending offense (aparādha) and its consequence.