Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
वेश्योवाच । न मे वांछास्ति भोगेषु भूमौ स्वर्गे रसातले । तव पादांबुजस्पर्शादन्यत्किंचिन्न वै वृणे
veśyovāca | na me vāṃchāsti bhogeṣu bhūmau svarge rasātale | tava pādāṃbujasparśādanyatkiṃcinna vai vṛṇe
La courtisane dit : Je ne désire aucun plaisir, ni sur la terre, ni au ciel, ni dans les mondes souterrains. En dehors du contact de tes pieds de lotus, je ne choisis vraiment rien d’autre.
Veśyā (the courtesan devotee)
Listener: Śiva (Gaurīśa)
Scene: The courtesan, adorned yet inwardly detached, bows low toward Śiva’s lotus feet, expressing total disinterest in worldly, heavenly, or nether pleasures; Śiva’s feet glow as the focal point.
FAQs
True devotion (bhakti) rejects all realms of pleasure and seeks only closeness to Śiva—symbolized by the touch of his lotus-feet.
No specific sacred site is mentioned; the verse glorifies Śiva-bhakti itself.
None explicitly; it is a vow-like declaration of exclusive devotion.