Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
अवतीर्णास्ति तं देशं तपोविघ्नचिकीर्षया । अहं च सौरभेयी च सामेयी बुद्बुदालता
avatīrṇāsti taṃ deśaṃ tapovighnacikīrṣayā | ahaṃ ca saurabheyī ca sāmeyī budbudālatā
அவருடைய தவத்திற்கு இடையூறு செய்யும் எண்ணத்துடன் நாங்கள் அந்த நாட்டில் இறங்கினோம். நான், சௌரபேயி, சாமேயி, புத்புதாலதா ஆகியோரும் வந்தோம்.
Varcā (Apsaras)
Listener: Bhārata / a Kṣatriya interlocutor (as addressed)
Scene: Four alluring female figures descend together into a forested austerity-ground where a brāhmaṇa performs severe tapas; their arrival is sudden, coordinated, and purposeful.
FAQs
Spiritual progress is often tested; obstacles to tapas may arise through alluring distractions, demanding steadiness.
No explicit tīrtha is identified; the sanctity derives from the ascetic’s presence and practice.
None; the verse states an intention to disrupt austerity, highlighting the theme of spiritual testing.