Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 148
सर्वावयवसंपन्ना सर्वविज्ञानवेदिनी । गंधर्वसेना विख्याता नाम्ना सा परमेश्वरि
sarvāvayavasaṃpannā sarvavijñānavedinī | gaṃdharvasenā vikhyātā nāmnā sā parameśvari
हे परमेश्वरि, सा सर्वावयवसम्पन्ना सर्वविज्ञानवेदिनी च; नाम्ना तु ‘गन्धर्वसेना’ इति विख्याता बभूव।
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; traditional frame: Sūta to the sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Portrait-like introduction of Gandharvasenā: a radiant maiden with flawless limbs, poised as a learned and accomplished figure—beauty paired with vidyā; attendants and instruments of music/learning subtly present.
FAQs
Excellence—both outer refinement and inner knowledge—is portrayed as a divine endowment that should be directed toward dharmic life.
The broader context is Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised throughout this Māhātmya.
None in this verse; it is a character description within the Prabhāsa narrative.
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