Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 83
दृष्ट्वा कन्यां च तां दैत्यो मूर्च्छया पतितो भुवि । पतितेन तु दृष्टैका कन्या वटतले स्थिता
dṛṣṭvā kanyāṃ ca tāṃ daityo mūrcchayā patito bhuvi | patitena tu dṛṣṭaikā kanyā vaṭatale sthitā
दृष्ट्वा कन्यां च तां दैत्यो मूर्च्छया पतितो भुवि । पतितेन तु दृष्टैका कन्या वटतले स्थिता
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīra
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a riverbank tīrtha, a daitya collapses in a faint upon seeing a radiant maiden; beneath a spreading banyan tree another maiden stands, still and watchful, as if the place itself is a witness.
FAQs
Infatuation can cause collapse of judgment and strength; the Purāṇa uses this to underline the need for self-control.
Revā-kṣetra; even its trees and groves are framed as spiritually charged settings for transformative events.
No ritual is mentioned in this verse.
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