Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19
तत्क्षिप्ते वसने स्पष्टमूरुमूलमदृश्यत । तथाभूतां तु तां दृष्ट्वा सर्वे ब्रह्मादयो ह्रिया
tatkṣipte vasane spaṣṭamūrumūlamadṛśyata | tathābhūtāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve brahmādayo hriyā
Apabila kain itu terlempar demikian, pangkal pahanya kelihatan jelas; melihatnya dalam keadaan itu, semua—bermula dari Brahmā—dipenuhi rasa malu.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Listener: dvijāḥ (implied continuing address)
Scene: The garment displaced, the apsarā’s intimate region becomes visible; the assembled gods and sages avert their eyes, faces lowered in shame.
FAQs
Dharma upholds modesty and restraint; even the gods model shame (hrī) when decorum is violated.
Not directly mentioned in this verse; it belongs to the Setukhaṇḍa narrative frame associated with Setu.
None in this verse.
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