Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
भगवन्डिंडि रूपेण कश्चिदस्ति तपोधनः । विध्वंसनाय दाराणां प्रविष्टः किल भिक्षितुम्
bhagavanḍiṃḍi rūpeṇa kaścidasti tapodhanaḥ | vidhvaṃsanāya dārāṇāṃ praviṣṭaḥ kila bhikṣitum
ഭഗവൻ! തപസ്സിന്റെ ധനം നിറഞ്ഞ ഒരു തപോധനൻ ‘ഡിംഡി’ രൂപം ധരിച്ചു ഭിക്ഷ ചോദിക്കാനെന്ന പേരിൽ അകത്തു കടന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; നമ്മുടെ ഭാര്യമാരുടെ നാശമാണ് അവന്റെ ലക്ഷ്യമെന്നു പറയുന്നു।
Unspecified (context suggests afflicted beings/attendants narrating to Brahmā)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fierce-looking mendicant in the ‘Ḍiṃḍi’ guise approaches the sages’ dwelling to beg; sages whisper anxiously, glancing toward their wives’ quarters, suspicion and fear rising.
FAQs
Even seemingly pious appearances can be used to test dharma; discernment and restraint are essential in sacred spaces.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented as a powerful sacred landscape where divine tests and consequences unfold.
None directly; the verse frames a narrative event (a disguised entry for alms) rather than a rite.