Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
रंभोवाच । स मुनिर्न विजानाति कामधर्मं सुरेश्वर । अरसज्ञं कथं देव करिष्यामि स्मरान्वितम्
raṃbhovāca | sa munirna vijānāti kāmadharmaṃ sureśvara | arasajñaṃ kathaṃ deva kariṣyāmi smarānvitam
Dijo Rambhā: «Oh Señor de los dioses, ese sabio no conoce la ley del deseo. Oh deidad, ¿cómo haré que quien no sabe del sabor del mundo se vea conmovido por el amor?»
Rambhā
Listener: Indra (Sureśvara)
Scene: In Indra’s court, Rambhā speaks with concern: the sage is ‘arasajña’ (unacquainted with desire’s ways), asking how to kindle love in him; the atmosphere is celestial, strategic, and sensuous yet tense.
FAQs
Deep detachment makes temptation ineffective; purity of mind can render desire’s usual tactics powerless.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra remains the implied setting, as Rambhā is being sent to Jābāli there.
None; it is a dialogue emphasizing the sage’s renunciation and the difficulty of provoking desire.