Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
जया च विजया चैव मधुस्पन्दा इरावती । सुप्रिया जनका कान्ता सुभद्रा धार्मिका शुभा
jayā ca vijayā caiva madhuspandā irāvatī | supriyā janakā kāntā subhadrā dhārmikā śubhā
جیا اور وجیا، مدھُسپندا اور ایراوتی؛ نیز سپریا، جنکا، کانتا، سُبھدرا، دھارمِکا اور شُبھَا—یہ نام بیان کیے گئے۔
Sūta (deduced from continuous genealogical narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A scroll-like tableau of ten named maidens presented in a ceremonial hall; each maiden subtly symbolizes her name—Jayā/Vijayā with victory banners, Madhuspandā with honey-lotus, Irāvatī with elephant/river motifs, Dhārmikā with scripture, Śubhā with lamps.
FAQs
Purāṇic catalogues preserve dharmic memory: auspiciousness and righteousness are emphasized even in name-lists.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching context; this verse does not single out a particular tīrtha.
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