Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
करींदः स्वयमभ्येति तत्कुचाभौ समुद्वहन् । कुम्भौ गत्वा तु पृच्छामि यदि शंसति तां प्रियाम्
karīṃdaḥ svayamabhyeti tatkucābhau samudvahan | kumbhau gatvā tu pṛcchāmi yadi śaṃsati tāṃ priyām
Un éléphant s’avance de lui-même, portant deux bosses frontales semblables à ses seins. M’approchant de ces « kumbhas », je lui demande s’il peut m’indiquer ma bien-aimée.
Narrator (unnamed male speaker within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative)
Scene: An elephant approaches, its frontal globes likened to the beloved’s breasts; the distraught lover steps toward it, questioning it as if it could guide him.
FAQs
Delusion can project the beloved onto anything seen; spiritual discipline steadies perception and ends compulsive projection.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves the ongoing māhātmya narrative.
None.