Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
न विद्मो यन्निमित्तं सा तपश्चक्रे यशस्विनी । स्वर्गकामाऽर्थकामा वा पतिकामाथ वा विभो
na vidmo yannimittaṃ sā tapaścakre yaśasvinī | svargakāmā'rthakāmā vā patikāmātha vā vibho
„Wir wissen nicht, aus welchem Grund jene Ruhmreiche Askese übte: ob sie den Himmel begehrte, Reichtum begehrte oder einen Gatten begehrte, o Herr.“
Cārāḥ (spies/agents of the daitya lord)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Messengers/companions speak to a lord, confessing ignorance of the maiden’s purpose in performing austerities, listing possible aims—heaven, wealth, or husband—creating a suspenseful moral question.
FAQs
Tapas can be pursued with varied intentions; the Purāṇic narrative often tests whether desire-driven aims yield to higher dharma and devotion.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Vindhya-centered episode within the tīrtha-māhātmya.
Tapas (austerity) is mentioned generally, without a detailed procedure.