Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91
मद्विधाना तु दासीनां शतं तेऽस्तीह मंदिरे । तथापि नितरां प्रेम स्वामिनो मयि दृश्यते
madvidhānā tu dāsīnāṃ śataṃ te'stīha maṃdire | tathāpi nitarāṃ prema svāmino mayi dṛśyate
In deinem Palast gibt es hundert Dienerinnen wie mich; und dennoch sieht man, dass der Herr mir eine besonders tiefe Liebe schenkt.
Kalāvatī
Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame) / spouse within episode (immediate)
Scene: Inside a palace-like household space, a devoted woman speaks with tender candor: though many attendants exist, the master’s gaze rests with special affection on her—an allegory of singular grace.
FAQs
Affection grounded in fidelity and inner worth is rarer than mere abundance of external options.
Not directly; the narrative context later turns to Viśvanātha-purī (Kāśī).
None; it is part of a personal, ethical dialogue.