Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 159
सा तत्रैव महोद्याने रमते सखिसंयुता । हिंडोलके समारूढा वसंते मासि भामिनि
sā tatraiva mahodyāne ramate sakhisaṃyutā | hiṃḍolake samārūḍhā vasaṃte māsi bhāmini
அவள் அங்கேயே பெரிய தோட்டத்தில் தோழிகளுடன் விளையாட்டில் மகிழ்ந்தாள். வசந்த மாதத்தில் அந்த அழகி ஊஞ்சலில் ஏறி இன்புற்றாள்।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a lush spring garden, the maiden sits on a decorated swing, surrounded by laughing friends; flowering trees, bees, and gentle breeze frame the scene.
FAQs
Worldly enjoyment is depicted as a narrative backdrop; in a holy region it often precedes a dharmic turning-point (testing of pride and humility).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose sacred spaces (gardens, groves) serve as stages for moral and devotional instruction.
None; this verse provides scene-setting rather than ritual guidance.