Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
ममापि रुचितं चित्ते तव वाक्यमिदं शुभम् । धन्याहं यदि ते कण्ठमालिंगामि यथेच्छया
mamāpi rucitaṃ citte tava vākyamidaṃ śubham | dhanyāhaṃ yadi te kaṇṭhamāliṃgāmi yathecchayā
Deine glückverheißenden Worte erfreuen selbst mein Herz. Gesegnet wäre ich, wenn ich deinen Hals nach meinem Verlangen umarmen dürfte.
Kanyā (the maiden)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Citrāṅgada
Scene: The maiden’s face softens; she leans slightly forward, imagining an embrace, while still within the decorum of the sacred place—lotuses, river steps, and a shrine lamp framing the tenderness.
FAQs
Human desire arises naturally, but in Purāṇic dharma it is ideally guided by auspicious intention and rightful conduct.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a larger kṣetra-centered narrative.
None.