Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 165
गण उवाच । मां दृष्ट्वा यद्विशालाक्षि रूपसौभाग्यगर्विता । समाक्षिपसि गंधर्वान्देवाद्यांश्चैव गर्विता
gaṇa uvāca | māṃ dṛṣṭvā yadviśālākṣi rūpasaubhāgyagarvitā | samākṣipasi gaṃdharvāndevādyāṃścaiva garvitā
Gaṇa nói: “Hỡi người mắt rộng, say men kiêu hãnh vì dung sắc và phúc phần của mình; thấy ta rồi, ngươi ngạo mạn mà khinh miệt các Gandharva, cả chư thiên và những bậc khác.”
Gaṇa (Śiva’s attendant; Gaṇa-nāyaka context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The gaṇa addresses the wide-eyed maiden directly, pointing out her arrogance and contempt; the maiden’s expression shifts from pride to dawning fear as onlookers watch.
FAQs
Respectful speech and humility are dharmic virtues; pride leads one to insult others and fall from right conduct.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where ethical instruction is dramatized through dialogue and divine intervention.
None explicitly; the focus is on ācāra (conduct), especially restraint in speech and attitude.