Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67
एवं संचिन्तयेद्यावन्मनसा तन्म हाद्भुतम् । तावन्मंगलशब्देन प्रतिबुद्धः कृतस्मरः
evaṃ saṃcintayedyāvanmanasā tanma hādbhutam | tāvanmaṃgalaśabdena pratibuddhaḥ kṛtasmaraḥ
وہ دل میں اس نہایت عجیب امر پر غور ہی کر رہی تھی کہ اسی لمحے ایک مبارک صدا سے چونک اٹھی؛ ہوش میں آ کر اسے پوری آگاہی حاصل ہو گئی۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (episode setting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sarasvatī pauses in mid-current, eyes inward in contemplation; then an unseen auspicious cry ripples the air—depicted as golden sound-waves—bringing alertness back to her face.
FAQs
Auspicious sounds and signs are portrayed as divine prompts that awaken awareness and turn the mind toward dharma.
The broader setting is Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), whose māhātmya frames the narrative.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes an auspicious omen (maṅgala-śabda).