Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
को हर्षविषयः कस्मात्त्वयैतन्नृत्यते द्विज । तस्मात्कार्यं वदाशु त्वं परं कौतूहलं द्विजः
ko harṣaviṣayaḥ kasmāttvayaitannṛtyate dvija | tasmātkāryaṃ vadāśu tvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ dvijaḥ
“ความยินดีของท่านเกิดจากสิ่งใด และเหตุใดท่านจึงร่ายรำ โอ้ทวิช? เพราะฉะนั้นจงบอกโดยเร็วว่าเรื่องใด—เรามีความใคร่รู้ยิ่งนัก โอ้พราหมณ์”
Unspecified interlocutor (addressing a ṛṣi/brāhmaṇa) within the Īśvara-uvāca narrative frame
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: The disguised brāhmaṇa questions a dancing ascetic: ‘What is the cause of your joy?’ The sage’s movement contrasts with the questioner’s composed posture.
FAQs
Spiritual experiences should be examined with discernment; genuine joy invites inquiry into its true cause.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya section.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it initiates inquiry that leads to a revelation of spiritual attainment.