Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
समीपवर्तिनो भूत्वा पृष्टा सा सुरसुन्दरी । का त्वं देवि वरारोहे देवी वा दानवी नु किम्
samīpavartino bhūtvā pṛṣṭā sā surasundarī | kā tvaṃ devi varārohe devī vā dānavī nu kim
قریب جا کر انہوں نے اس آسمانی حسن والی خاتون سے پوچھا: “اے دیوی، اے خوش اندام! تو کون ہے؟ کیا تو دیوی ہے یا دانوَی (شیطانی)؟”
Rāmadūtāḥ (as reported within Vyāsa’s narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small group steps closer to a radiant, sorrowful woman; one figure gestures in questioning, faces showing cautious wonder; the forest frames the tense yet courteous exchange.
FAQs
Discernment and careful inquiry are part of dharma—one should understand who seeks help and what the situation truly is.
The verse occurs in the Dharmāraṇya setting; it does not name a separate tirtha.
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