Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
तां दृष्ट्वा देवदैत्येन्द्रा मोहिता लभते कथम् । मृगयन्ति स्म तां कन्यामितश्चेतश्च भारत
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā devadaityendrā mohitā labhate katham | mṛgayanti sma tāṃ kanyāmitaścetaśca bhārata
അവളെ കണ്ട ദേവദൈത്യേന്ദ്രന്മാർ മോഹിതരായി ‘എങ്ങനെ അവളെ ലഭിക്കാം?’ എന്നു ചിന്തിച്ചു; ഹേ ഭാരത, അവർ ആ കന്യയെ ഇങ്ങും അങ്ങും തേടിത്തുടങ്ങി।
Purāṇic narrator addressing Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira lineage epithet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Bhārata (epic-style addressee within narration)
Scene: Deva and Daitya leaders, captivated, scan the directions searching for the maiden; their faces show confusion and longing, movement in multiple directions.
FAQs
Even powerful beings fall into moha when desire dominates; dharma requires restraint and discernment rather than possessive pursuit.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.
None.