Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
ऊरुस्तंभेन चैतस्याः स्तंभवत्कस्यनो मनः । तस्तंभेन मुने वापि सुवृत्तेन सुवर्तनम्
ūrustaṃbhena caitasyāḥ staṃbhavatkasyano manaḥ | tastaṃbhena mune vāpi suvṛttena suvartanam
By the pillar-like firmness of her thighs, whose mind would not be stunned and made motionless? O sage, by that very “pillar,” even a steady ascetic course may be made to waver.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: A striking metaphor: her thighs are like firm pillars that ‘stun’ the mind into immobility; paradoxically, that very pillar can make even a sage’s steady path waver—sensual power depicted as both stambhana (paralysis) and vikṣepa (disturbance).
FAQs
It highlights how easily the mind can be arrested by sensory charm—implying the need for vigilance and dharmic steadiness, especially in a sacred setting like Kāśī.
Kāśī generally; no single tirtha is named in this verse.
None.