Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53
अन्या सुनीतिरूपेण तमभिप्रेक्ष्य दूरतः । रुरोदातीवदुःखार्ता वक्षोघातं मुहुर्मुहुः
anyā sunītirūpeṇa tamabhiprekṣya dūrataḥ | rurodātīvaduḥkhārtā vakṣoghātaṃ muhurmuhuḥ
وأخرى، متخذة شكل سونيتي، نظرت إليه من بعيد وبكت وكأن الحزن يسحقها، ضاربة صدرها مراراً وتكراراً.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) speaking to Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A woman in the guise of Sunīti stands at a distance, eyes brimming, wailing; she repeatedly strikes her breast, her posture collapsing with staged grief while watching the target from afar.
FAQs
Not all ‘virtuous’ appearances are trustworthy; discernment (viveka) is essential on the spiritual path, especially amid māyā.
Kāśī, where the narrative stresses inner discrimination as part of the pilgrimage’s transformative merit.
None; the verse depicts a deceptive emotional display.