Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
स गुल्मांतरितः सर्वं तच्छ्रुत्वा कामजल्पितम् । तस्याश्च तद्गतं भावं ततः कोपादुवाच सः
sa gulmāṃtaritaḥ sarvaṃ tacchrutvā kāmajalpitam | tasyāśca tadgataṃ bhāvaṃ tataḥ kopāduvāca saḥ
Tersembunyi di balik semak belukar, ia mendengar seluruh ucapan Kāma; dan melihat batin perempuan itu terpaut padanya, ia pun berkata dengan murka.
Narrator (within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame; exact speaker not in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A man concealed in a thicket listens intently to Kāma’s words, observes the woman’s emotional fixation, and his face hardens into anger as he prepares to speak.
FAQs
Hidden actions and inner intentions still bear consequences; passions like anger arise when dharma is perceived as violated.
The background remains the Candrakūpikā–Kāmeśvara tīrtha setting, though this verse advances the plot.
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