Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69
उवाचैवोर्वशी तत्र किं खिद्यसि शुभानने । देवानां कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थं मायारूपबलेन च । वर्णधर्मो यथा भूयात्करिष्ये पाकशासन
uvācaivorvaśī tatra kiṃ khidyasi śubhānane | devānāṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ māyārūpabalena ca | varṇadharmo yathā bhūyātkariṣye pākaśāsana
அப்போது அங்கே ஊர்வசி கூறினாள்—“ஓ அழகிய முகத்தாளே, ஏன் வருந்துகிறாய்? தேவர்களின் காரியம் நிறைவேற, மாயையும் ஏற்ற உருவங்களின் வலிமையும் கொண்டு, ஓ பாகசாசன (இந்திரா), வர்ணதர்மம் முறையாக நிலைபெற நான் செயற்படுவேன்।”
Urvaśī
Listener: Indra (Pākaśāsana)
Scene: Urvaśī, poised and commanding, addresses Indra with confidence; her gesture suggests assurance and strategic intent, while the court listens—her beauty is framed as a tool of divine policy rather than mere ornament.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as a cosmic order that the devas actively protect; even extraordinary means (māyā/assumed forms) may be employed for restoring righteous stability.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the devas’ mission and the protection of varṇadharma within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
None explicitly; the verse speaks of a divine undertaking to re-establish dharma.