Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
दमस्य पुत्रस्तत्रासीद्दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः । पितर्युपरते राज्यं संप्राप्याविजितेंद्रियः
damasya putrastatrāsīddurdamo nāma pārthivaḥ | pitaryuparate rājyaṃ saṃprāpyāvijiteṃdriyaḥ
Dort war ein König namens Durdama, der Sohn Damas. Als sein Vater verschied und er das Reich empfing, waren seine Sinne unbezwingt und ungezügelt.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kadaṃbaśikhara (contextual)
Type: peak
Listener: Muni
Scene: A coronation aftermath: King Durdama, newly enthroned after Dama’s death, shown with restless gaze and symbols of unchecked senses—wine, hunt gear, and alluring distractions—foreshadowing decline.
FAQs
Uncontrolled senses in a ruler foreshadow adharma; self-mastery is presented as foundational to righteous kingship.
No single tirtha is named in this verse; it sets up a moral narrative within the Kāśī māhātmya frame.
None explicitly; the implied dharma is indriya-jaya (conquest of the senses).