Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा जहास वरवर्णिनी । तस्या हसंत्या देवेशि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā jahāsa varavarṇinī | tasyā hasaṃtyā deveśi śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ
Mendengar ucapannya, sang gadis yang elok rupawan itu tertawa. Wahai Dewi penguasa para dewa, tawa itu bergema ratusan, bahkan ribuan kali laksana dentang suci.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice, addressing a female listener as ‘deveśi’)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: A devī/queen-addressed interlocutor implied by vocative (devēśi) within the narrative frame
Scene: A radiant maiden (Devi-form) hears a challenge or statement and laughs; her laughter multiplies into countless echoes filling the sky, hinting at imminent śakti-manifestation. The setting suggests a coastal sacred landscape of Prabhāsa with temple silhouettes and sea-breeze.
FAQs
The steadfast, vow-protected mind fears no coercion; spiritual resolve can render worldly threats powerless.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the sanctified arena where the sādhvī’s tapas manifests palpable power.
None; the verse is a narrative depiction underscoring the potency of tapas within a tīrtha-māhātmya.