Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
को हर्षविषयः कस्मात्त्वयैतन्नृत्यते द्विज । तस्मात्कार्यं वदाशु त्वं परं कौतूहलं द्विजः
ko harṣaviṣayaḥ kasmāttvayaitannṛtyate dvija | tasmātkāryaṃ vadāśu tvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ dvijaḥ
നിന്റെ ആനന്ദത്തിന് കാരണമെന്ത്? ഹേ ദ്വിജാ, നീ എന്തിന് നൃത്തം ചെയ്യുന്നു? അതിനാൽ വേഗം കാര്യം പറയുക; ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ, എനിക്ക് വലിയ കൗതുകമുണ്ട്।
Unspecified interlocutor (addressing a ṛṣi/brāhmaṇa) within the Īśvara-uvāca narrative frame
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: The disguised brāhmaṇa questions a dancing ascetic: ‘What is the cause of your joy?’ The sage’s movement contrasts with the questioner’s composed posture.
FAQs
Spiritual experiences should be examined with discernment; genuine joy invites inquiry into its true cause.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya section.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it initiates inquiry that leads to a revelation of spiritual attainment.