Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
किंचित्परिम्लानमिव ससांत्वं परिषस्वजे । अथ दृष्ट्वा सुनीतिं स रहोंतः पुरवासिनीम्
kiṃcitparimlānamiva sasāṃtvaṃ pariṣasvaje | atha dṛṣṭvā sunītiṃ sa rahoṃtaḥ puravāsinīm
Da sie ihn wie ein wenig verwelkt sah, umarmte sie ihn mit tröstenden Worten. Dann, als er Sunīti erblickte—die in den inneren Gemächern des Palastes wohnte—trat er im Verborgenen zu ihr.
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: Dhruva appears slightly faded, as if a flower wilted; Sunīti embraces him while speaking gentle consolations; he draws near to her privately within the inner quarters.
FAQs
Consolation and gentle speech are dharmic remedies that steady the mind before action.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse remains within the narrative frame found in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None; it emphasizes interpersonal dharma—comforting, embracing, and private counsel.