Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
नितरां बाधते कामस्त्वत्कृते मां सुलोचने । अज्ञातनाम्ना सा तेन प्रार्थितेत्यसकृद्ग्रहः
nitarāṃ bādhate kāmastvatkṛte māṃ sulocane | ajñātanāmnā sā tena prārthitetyasakṛdgrahaḥ
Deinetwegen, o Schönäugige, quält mich das Verlangen übermäßig. So wurde sie, deren Name noch unbekannt war, wiederholt mit seiner Bitte bedrängt.
Narrator (second line) and Dharma (first line sentiment; blended narrative)
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Scene: Dharma, visibly tormented by desire, continues to plead; the maiden stands uncertain, her identity still unspoken, the air tense between sanctity and passion.
FAQs
Unchecked desire (kāma) becomes an affliction; Purāṇic dharma emphasizes self-restraint and proper social/religious procedure.
None explicitly; the verse is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative arc.
None; it describes inner agitation and repeated solicitation.