Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
सीतायाश्च तदा भर्तुर्मायामूर्धादिदर्शनम् । माघशुक्लद्वितीया यां दिनैः सप्तभिरष्टमीम्
sītāyāśca tadā bharturmāyāmūrdhādidarśanam | māghaśukladvitīyā yāṃ dinaiḥ saptabhiraṣṭamīm
Rồi Sītā bị cho thấy một cảnh tượng huyễn ảo về phu quân—khởi từ việc phô bày chiếc đầu và những điều tương tự. Từ tithi mồng hai nửa tháng sáng Māgha, qua bảy ngày thì đến tithi mồng tám.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: Sītā in the Aśoka grove is shown a terrifying illusion—Rāma’s severed head and tokens—crafted by rākṣasa māyā; Sītā’s face shows shock and grief yet inner resolve, with protective deities subtly implied.
FAQs
Māyā can shake even the steadfast; dharma calls for inner clarity and faith beyond deceptive appearances.
None; the verse concerns events in Laṅkā and the moral theme of illusion.
None; the tithi references function as narrative dating.
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