Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
मेने सिद्धिं परां प्राप्तो हर्षान्नृत्यमथाकरोत् । तस्मिन्संनृत्यमाने च जगत्स्थावरजंगमम्
mene siddhiṃ parāṃ prāpto harṣānnṛtyamathākarot | tasminsaṃnṛtyamāne ca jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam
स परां सिद्धिं प्राप्तोऽस्मीति मेने; हर्षवेगेन ततो नृत्यमारभत। तस्मिन्नृत्यति च स्थावरजङ्गमात्मकं जगत्सर्वं समाकुलमभवत्।
Śiva (deduced: continuing narration to Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame)
Scene: A siddha-like sage, intoxicated by perceived supreme attainment, begins a powerful dance; the vibration spreads outward, subtly animating all beings—trees, animals, humans—hinting at impending cosmic imbalance.
FAQs
Mistaking a sign for final perfection can produce ego; uncontrolled spiritual power can disturb harmony.
The story functions within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya framework, grounding cosmic events in sacred geography.
None; the verse warns implicitly against ungoverned display of power rather than teaching a rite.