Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
तां विलोक्य महीपाल चकम्पे मनसानिलः । वसन्तो विस्मयं यातः स्मरः सस्मार किंचन
tāṃ vilokya mahīpāla cakampe manasānilaḥ | vasanto vismayaṃ yātaḥ smaraḥ sasmāra kiṃcana
لمّا رآها، أيها الملك، ارتجف ريحُ الذهن؛ ووقع فَسَنْتَ في الدهشة، وتذكّر سْمَرَ (كاما) شيئاً، كأنّه أقرّ بهزيمته.
Narrator (addressing a king; not named in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Māhīpāla (king)
Scene: On seeing her, the ‘wind of the mind’ trembles; Vasanta stands stunned amid falling blossoms; Madana pauses, as if remembering a prior defeat, his bow lowered in sudden recognition.
FAQs
The narrative reverses temptation: even forces like Kāma are shaken before a higher divine manifestation, implying supremacy of the divine over desire.
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