Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91
इमौ च बालकौ मह्यं कन्या च वरवर्णिनी । संभाव्या नैव चाख्येयमिदं भगवते त्वया
imau ca bālakau mahyaṃ kanyā ca varavarṇinī | saṃbhāvyā naiva cākhyeyamidaṃ bhagavate tvayā
“Dua anak lelaki ini dan gadis yang elok rupanya ini hendaklah engkau pelihara seperti milikku sendiri. Dan jangan sekali-kali engkau mendedahkan hal ini kepada Bhagavān (Sūrya).”
Saṃjñā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Chāyā
Scene: Saṃjñā points to the two boys and the maiden, instructing Chāyā to raise them as her own and to conceal the matter from Sūrya.
FAQs
It emphasizes guardianship (rakṣaṇa) and responsible discretion—protecting dependents while managing delicate truth.
The setting is within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya’s sacred narrative environment at Prabhāsa.
None; the focus is on ethical instruction.