Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
अभिज्ञानान्मया भूप सम्प्राप्ते दीप्तकुण्डले । वाक्यार्थस्तु न विज्ञातस्ततोऽहं पुनरागतः
abhijñānānmayā bhūpa samprāpte dīptakuṇḍale | vākyārthastu na vijñātastato'haṃ punarāgataḥ
“اے بادشاہ، میں نے شناخت کی نشانی کے طور پر یہ چمکتے کُنڈل حاصل کر لیے ہیں؛ مگر اس پیغام کا مدعا میں نہ سمجھ سکا، اسی لیے میں پھر لوٹ آیا ہوں۔”
Unnamed speaker addressing King Saudāsa
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa stands before the king, holding the radiant earrings as proof, yet with a questioning expression, requesting clarification of the message’s intent.
FAQs
Outer success (obtaining the token) is incomplete without inner clarity (understanding the purpose); dharma requires comprehension, not mere action.
No specific tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it advances the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative.
None; the verse focuses on dialogue and understanding.