Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
यौगपद्येन तं विप्रमभ्यगच्छाम भारत । गायंत्यो ललमानाश्च लोभयंत्यश्च तं द्विजम्
yaugapadyena taṃ vipramabhyagacchāma bhārata | gāyaṃtyo lalamānāśca lobhayaṃtyaśca taṃ dvijam
ഹേ ഭാരതാ! ഞങ്ങൾ ഒരുമിച്ച് ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നു—പാടിക്കൊണ്ട്, കളിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്, ആ ദ്വിജനെ മോഹിപ്പിക്കാൻ ശ്രമിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്.
Varcā (Apsaras)
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: The women approach simultaneously, singing and playfully gesturing, attempting to lure the brāhmaṇa; the ascetic remains the still center as movement and music swirl around him.
FAQs
Distractions often come in pleasant forms; maintaining brahmacarya and inner discipline is the hallmark of true tapas.
No named tīrtha appears; the episode supports the Mahātmya-style message that holiness is intensified by tapas.
None stated; the verse describes an attempted seduction of an ascetic.