Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
प्रविश्द्यौवनाभोगभावैरतिमनोहरा । निर्वास्यमानैरपरैस्तिलतंदुलिताकृतिः
praviśdyauvanābhogabhāvairatimanoharā | nirvāsyamānairaparaistilataṃdulitākṛtiḥ
Als sie ganz in die Wonnen und Stimmungen der Jugend eintrat, wurde sie überaus bezaubernd. Und da weitere Züge aufblühten und hervortraten, erschien ihre Gestalt schlank und zart, wie eine Sesamranke, vom Wind bewegt.
First-person narrator within Sūta’s narration (descriptive passage)
Listener: A brāhmaṇa addressed as 'vipra' (within the story’s dialogue frame)
Scene: A youthful maiden newly blossomed, slender and delicate like a sesame creeper swaying in a soft breeze; companions and a garden-like setting implied.
FAQs
It highlights the power of sense-perception and attraction, setting the stage for the need of self-control (dama) and dharmic discernment.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is poetic narration.
None.