Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
दक्षः स्वभवनं गत्वा निर्वृतिं परमां गतः । चन्द्रोऽपि पूर्ववद्देवि रोहिण्यां निरतोऽभवत्
dakṣaḥ svabhavanaṃ gatvā nirvṛtiṃ paramāṃ gataḥ | candro'pi pūrvavaddevi rohiṇyāṃ nirato'bhavat
دکش اپنے گھر لوٹ کر اعلیٰ ترین اطمینان کو پہنچا۔ مگر اے دیوی، چندرما پہلے کی طرح روہِنی ہی میں من لگا کر اسی سے وابستہ رہا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration addressed to Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as Devi)
Scene: Dakṣa returns satisfied to his abode, while Soma, unchanged in inclination, turns again toward Rohiṇī—an intimate, moonlit focus that foreshadows imbalance.
FAQs
Even after outward reconciliation, inner attachment can persist; dharma requires restraint and balance rather than favoritism.
The broader passage belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, framing cosmic events within the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
None in this verse; it is narrative setup for the ensuing moral and consequence.