Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
युवभिर्बहुभिर्नित्यं प्रार्थितापि मुहुर्मुहुः । न कस्यापि ददौ बाला प्रवेशं निज मानसे
yuvabhirbahubhirnityaṃ prārthitāpi muhurmuhuḥ | na kasyāpi dadau bālā praveśaṃ nija mānase
അനവധി യുവാക്കൾ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും അപേക്ഷിച്ചിട്ടും, ആ ബാലിക ആരെയും തന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിപ്പിച്ചില്ല।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A crowd of youthful suitors at a respectful distance while the maiden remains composed, eyes lowered, hands in a modest gesture of refusal; the city’s sacred ambience frames her restraint.
FAQs
Mastery over the mind and steady resolve are portrayed as dharmic strength, even amid persistent external pressure.
No specific tirtha is named; the episode sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered narrative.
None.