Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56
तामकृत्रिमधम्मिल्लां जवनस्तनशोभिनीम् । सुरूपां वीक्ष्य कामेन किंचिद्व्याकुलतामगात्
tāmakṛtrimadhammillāṃ javanastanaśobhinīm | surūpāṃ vīkṣya kāmena kiṃcidvyākulatāmagāt
उसके स्वाभाविक रूप से सजे केश, नवयौवन के स्तनों की शोभा और अत्यन्त सुन्दर रूप को देखकर वह कामवश कुछ चित्त-विक्षेप को प्राप्त हुआ।
Narrator (contextual; prior speaker not explicit in this verse)
Scene: A serene forest clearing; Sāmavatī stands with naturally arranged hair and youthful radiance; Sumedhā gazes, momentarily shaken, his posture betraying inner turmoil.
FAQs
Even a learned person can be disturbed by kāma; vigilance and inner discipline are required to uphold dharma.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it functions as narrative psychology within the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa dialogue.
None here; the focus is on inner agitation arising from desire.