Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
एवं तत्कौतुकं दृष्ट्वा देवी वचनमब्रवीत् । किं दृश्यते महादेव हृष्टः कस्मान्महेश्वर
evaṃ tatkautukaṃ dṛṣṭvā devī vacanamabravīt | kiṃ dṛśyate mahādeva hṛṣṭaḥ kasmānmaheśvara
அந்த அதிசயக் கௌதுகத்தைப் பார்த்து தேவி கூறினாள்— “ஓ மகாதேவா, என்ன காணப்படுகிறது? ஓ மகேஸ்வரா, எதனால் நீங்கள் மகிழ்கிறீர்?”
Devī (Pārvatī) addressing Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: At Prabhāsa, Devī beholds a sudden marvel; she turns toward Mahādeva with questioning gaze, while the sacred landscape hints at unseen yogic presences.
FAQs
Sacred dialogue invites inquiry; even divine mysteries are unfolded through respectful questioning and revelation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within whose māhātmya the divine conversation and marvels are situated.
None; the verse initiates further explanation through Devī’s question.