Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58
सामवत्युवाच । गतस्ते संशयः कश्चित्तर्ह्यागच्छ भजस्व माम् । पश्येदं विपिनं कांत परस्त्रीसुरतोचितम्
sāmavatyuvāca | gataste saṃśayaḥ kaścittarhyāgaccha bhajasva mām | paśyedaṃ vipinaṃ kāṃta parastrīsuratocitam
Sāmavatī dijo: «Si ya se ha disipado alguna duda tuya, ven entonces: gózate en mí. Mira este bosque, amado; es apto para el deleite con la esposa de otro».
Sāmavatī
Scene: Sāmavatī gestures toward a secluded grove—flowering creepers, soft light, a hidden bower—her expression confident; Sumedhā stands firm yet tested.
FAQs
The verse depicts temptation and adharma (parastrī-sambandha) as a test that dharmic discernment must reject.
No tīrtha is glorified; “vipina” (forest) is a narrative setting, not a praised pilgrimage site.
None; it is a moral-ethical provocation within the story.