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
Als er sie erblickte, o König, erbebte der Wind des Geistes; Vasanta geriet in Staunen, und Smara (Kāma) erinnerte sich an etwas, als erkenne er seine Niederlage.
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.
Not specified in this verse.
None.