Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
ततोऽविनीतस्तां वीक्ष्य भद्र गालववल्लभाम् । अहमासं शरव्रातैस्ताडितः पुष्पधन्विना । विवेकिनोऽपि मुनयस्तावदेव विवेकिनः
tato'vinītastāṃ vīkṣya bhadra gālavavallabhām | ahamāsaṃ śaravrātaistāḍitaḥ puṣpadhanvinā | vivekino'pi munayastāvadeva vivekinaḥ
Lalu, wahai yang mulia, karena hatiku tak terkendali, ketika memandang gadis suci—kekasih Gālava—aku seketika dipukul oleh rentetan panah Sang Berbusur Bunga, Kāma. Bahkan para resi yang arif pun tetap arif hanya sampai batas itu.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa to the sages (deduced)
Listener: Addressed as 'bhadra' (auspicious one), listener unspecified in the excerpt
Scene: A man (narrator figure) sees the maiden and is metaphorically struck by Kāma’s flower-arrows; Kāma may appear as a subtle divine archer with sugarcane bow, floral arrows; the victim’s face shows sudden inner turmoil.
FAQs
Unchecked desire can overpower even cultivated discernment; discipline and vigilance are essential to dharma.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it functions as moral-narrative instruction within the Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is ethical—restraint and guarding the mind.