Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
अनसूया शुचिर्लज्जा स्मृतिः शक्तिः श्रुतिस्तथा । द्वे भार्ये कामदेवाय रतिः प्रीतिस्तथैव च
anasūyā śucirlajjā smṛtiḥ śaktiḥ śrutistathā | dve bhārye kāmadevāya ratiḥ prītistathaiva ca
அனசூயா, சுசி, லஜ்ஜா, ஸ்ம்ருதி, சக்தி, ஸ்ருதி—இவர்கள் (கன்னியர்); மேலும் காமதேவனுக்கு இரு மனைவியர் அளிக்கப்பட்டனர்—ரதி மற்றும் பிரீதி।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī addressed as ‘devi/varānane’ in the surrounding verses
Scene: A mythic courtly scene: Prajāpati’s lineage being recited; Kāmadeva seated with Rati and Prīti, surrounded by personified virtues—Anasūyā, Śuci, Lajjā, Smṛti, Śakti, Śruti—each depicted as luminous goddesses holding emblematic attributes (water-pot for śauca, palm-leaf for śruti, lamp for smṛti).
FAQs
Purāṇas depict ethical and spiritual qualities as living powers; desire (Kāma) is framed within dharmic bonds and higher virtues.
Not directly; it supports the Prabhāsakṣetra story that will explain the local deity Kṛtasmaradeva.
None.