Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 105
संज्ञेयमिति मन्वानो रूपौदार्येण मोहितः । तस्यां च जनयामास द्वौ पुत्रौ कन्यकां तथा
saṃjñeyamiti manvāno rūpaudāryeṇa mohitaḥ | tasyāṃ ca janayāmāsa dvau putrau kanyakāṃ tathā
“ഇവൾ സഞ്ജ്ഞയാകുന്നു” എന്നു കരുതി, അവളുടെ രൂപൗദാര്യത്തിൽ മോഹിതനായ സൂര്യൻ അവളിൽ രണ്ടു പുത്രന്മാരെയും ഒരു പുത്രിയെയും ജനിപ്പിച്ചു।
Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya, captivated by radiant beauty, approaches the woman he believes to be Saṃjñā; the scene foreshadows the birth of two sons and a daughter, with a subtle aura of illusion (moha).
FAQs
Attachment and delusion (moha) can cloud discernment, producing far-reaching consequences in worldly lineage and order.
The verse is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya; it supports the māhātmya through mythic background rather than direct tīrtha praise.
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