Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96
दितिजान्दनुजान्वीक्ष्य सा गंधर्वी कुमारकान् । रतिं बबंध न क्वापि तापिता मान्मथैः शरैः
ditijāndanujānvīkṣya sā gaṃdharvī kumārakān | ratiṃ babaṃdha na kvāpi tāpitā mānmathaiḥ śaraiḥ
فلما رأت أبناء الديتيا والدانافا الفتيان، اشتعلت تلك الغندرفية بسِهام كاما؛ فتعلّق قلبها بالشهوة ولم تجد راحةً في أي موضع.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, often to Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Gandharvī maiden, eyes widened and restless, beholds youthful Daitya-Dānava princes; Kāma’s unseen arrows strike, shown as subtle floral darts; her posture conveys agitation and sleepless wandering.
FAQs
Unchecked desire agitates the mind and removes inner rest; dharma requires self-mastery.
The broader chapter context points toward Kāśī and the Ratneśvara/Liṅgarāja sacred sphere, though this verse itself is narrative setup.
None in this verse; it describes a psychological and moral condition (kāma’s agitation).