Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43
सर्वलक्षणशोभाढ्यां सर्वावयव सुंदरीम् । मुनिस्तत्याज नोत्संगात्क्षणमात्रमपि क्वचित्
sarvalakṣaṇaśobhāḍhyāṃ sarvāvayava suṃdarīm | munistatyāja notsaṃgātkṣaṇamātramapi kvacit
مزدانةً ببهاء كلِّ العلامات المباركة، جميلةً في كلِّ عضوٍ من أعضائها، لم يدعها الحكيم تفارق حجره قطّ، ولا لحظةً واحدة، في أيّ حين.
Skanda (deduced narrative voice in Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sage holds the radiant, auspiciously marked maiden close, never letting her leave his lap; her beauty is serene, not erotic—an icon of auspicious destiny under ascetic protection.
FAQs
It elevates loving guardianship as dharma—protecting and cherishing what is auspicious and divinely entrusted.
No specific tīrtha is named; it is an āśrama-centered narrative within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa framework.
None; it is descriptive, emphasizing care rather than ritual.