Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
इति नारदवाक्यं स निशम्यामित्रजिन्नृपः । अनल्पोत्कलिको जातो विद्याधरसुतां प्रति
iti nāradavākyaṃ sa niśamyāmitrajinnṛpaḥ | analpotkaliko jāto vidyādharasutāṃ prati
Entendant ces paroles de Nārada, ce roi, vainqueur des ennemis, fut saisi d’un ardent désir pour la fille du Vidyādhara.
Narrator (within the dialogue; attributed to Skanda in Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: In-frame audience; narrative about the king
Scene: The king, conqueror of foes, hears Nārada’s words and becomes intensely eager toward the Vidyādhara’s daughter—resolve mixed with attraction.
FAQs
When righteous counsel is received, resolve and purposeful zeal arise—directing one toward the destined dharmic outcome.
No specific tīrtha is named; the setting remains within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative orbit.
No ritual is stated; it narrates the inner transformation of the king after hearing Nārada.