Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
विनतोवाच । तथा कुरु यथा प्रीतिस्तवास्ति पवनाशिनि । अथ तां विनतामाह कद्रूः कुटिलमानसा
vinatovāca | tathā kuru yathā prītistavāsti pavanāśini | atha tāṃ vinatāmāha kadrūḥ kuṭilamānasā
Vinatā sprach: „So handle, wie es dir beliebt, damit du zufrieden seist, o ‚Windverzehrerin‘ (die Schnelle).“ Daraufhin sprach Kadrū, von krummer Gesinnung, zu Vinatā.
Vinatā (first half); Narrator/Skanda (second half reporting speech)
Listener: Kāśī-mahātmya audience
Scene: Vinatā yields with a soft, conciliatory gesture; immediately the narration shifts to Kadrū’s inner crookedness—shown through a darker aura or sidelong glance.
FAQs
Excessive accommodation can enable manipulation; discernment is part of dharma in relationships.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.