Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51
मलिनास्ताः कृशांग्यश्च दीनाः सर्वा विचेतसः । ततो दृष्ट्वा तथारूपं दक्षो मोहमुपागतः
malināstāḥ kṛśāṃgyaśca dīnāḥ sarvā vicetasaḥ | tato dṛṣṭvā tathārūpaṃ dakṣo mohamupāgataḥ
Họ trở nên nhơ nhuốc, thân hình gầy guộc, khốn khổ, và tất cả đều rối bời trong ưu não. Thấy họ như vậy, Dakṣa rơi vào cơn mê muội.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: The maidens appear thin, sullied, and despondent; Dakṣa beholds their altered forms and is struck with bewilderment—an abrupt shift from radiance to ruin.
FAQs
Adharma manifests as visible suffering; a guardian must respond when dependents are harmed by injustice.
The episode is embedded in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, linking cosmic order and disorder to sacred geography.
None; this verse describes the daughters’ condition and Dakṣa’s reaction.