Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः स सहसा देवि विस्मयं परमं गतः । अहो रूपमहो धैर्यमहो कान्तिरहो वयः
tataḥ sa sahasā devi vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ | aho rūpamaho dhairyamaho kāntiraho vayaḥ
ಆಗ ಅವನು, ಓ ದೇವಿ, ಅಚಾನಕ ಪರಮ ವಿಸ್ಮಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾದನು— “ಅಹೋ, ಎಂಥ ರೂಪ! ಅಹೋ, ಎಂಥ ಧೈರ್ಯ! ಅಹೋ, ಎಂಥ ಕಾಂತಿ! ಅಹೋ, ಎಂಥ ಯೌವನ!”
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as 'devi')
Scene: A sudden pause in a coastal sacred landscape: a figure arrested in wonder, eyes widened, body slightly leaning forward, as if struck by an unseen force; the maiden’s presence is implied by the gaze and the radiance around her.
FAQs
True spiritual power is portrayed as a harmony of inner discipline (tapas, dhairya) and luminous presence (kānti).
It continues the origin narrative that grounds Yogeśvarī’s sanctity in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
None; it is an exclamation of praise and wonder within the story.