Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
नैवंविधं रतं वेद अनया यद्विनिर्मितम् । वेश्या अपि न जानंति रतमीदृक्कथञ्चन
naivaṃvidhaṃ rataṃ veda anayā yadvinirmitam | veśyā api na jānaṃti ratamīdṛkkathañcana
Tiada seorang pun mengenal asmara seperti itu, sebagaimana ia merancangnya; bahkan para pelacur pun tak mengetahui kenikmatan semacam itu dengan cara apa pun.
Narrator (within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Narrator’s emphasis on the ‘unbelievable’ erotic contrivance; the scene can be rendered symbolically—Kāma’s arrows, a veil of illusion—rather than explicit depiction.
FAQs
Purāṇas may portray extremes of sensuality to underline how fascination with pleasure can entrap the mind and lead away from dharma.
No specific tirtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.