Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 159
सा तत्रैव महोद्याने रमते सखिसंयुता । हिंडोलके समारूढा वसंते मासि भामिनि
sā tatraiva mahodyāne ramate sakhisaṃyutā | hiṃḍolake samārūḍhā vasaṃte māsi bhāmini
وہ وہیں ایک بڑے باغ میں سہیلیوں کے ساتھ خوشی سے کھیلتی رہی؛ بہار کے مہینے میں وہ حسین بانو جھولے پر سوار ہو کر لہکتی تھی۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a lush spring garden, the maiden sits on a decorated swing, surrounded by laughing friends; flowering trees, bees, and gentle breeze frame the scene.
FAQs
Worldly enjoyment is depicted as a narrative backdrop; in a holy region it often precedes a dharmic turning-point (testing of pride and humility).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose sacred spaces (gardens, groves) serve as stages for moral and devotional instruction.
None; this verse provides scene-setting rather than ritual guidance.