Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
तस्याः प्रथमतारुण्यं दृष्ट्वा गर्वेण पाप्मना । वनेऽथ निर्जने तत्र मातंगीसंगमेयिवान्
tasyāḥ prathamatāruṇyaṃ dṛṣṭvā garveṇa pāpmanā | vane'tha nirjane tatra mātaṃgīsaṃgameyivān
ਉਸ ਦੀ ਯੌਵਨ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਖਿੜਤ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ, ਪਾਪੀ ਅਹੰਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ ਹੋਇਆ, ਉਹ ਉਸ ਸੁੰਨੇ ਜੰਗਲ ਵਿਚ ਮਾਤੰਗੀ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਯੋਗ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗਾ।
Sūta (deduced: Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Listener: null
Scene: In a secluded forest clearing, the man advances with arrogant posture; the Mātaṅgī maiden stands startled; the scene is framed as a moral fall—darkened sky, disturbed animals, and a broken ascetic emblem (staff/waterpot) as symbolism.
FAQs
Pride and lust intensify bondage; adharma chosen in secrecy still yields karmic consequence.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it supports the larger Māhātmya’s didactic storytelling.
None explicitly.