Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
नितरां बाधते कामस्त्वत्कृते मां सुलोचने । अज्ञातनाम्ना सा तेन प्रार्थितेत्यसकृद्ग्रहः
nitarāṃ bādhate kāmastvatkṛte māṃ sulocane | ajñātanāmnā sā tena prārthitetyasakṛdgrahaḥ
हे सुलोचने, तुझ्यामुळे काम मला अत्यंत छळतो. तिचे नाव अजून अज्ञात असतानाही, त्याने तिला वारंवार विनवणी करून आग्रह धरला.
Narrator (second line) and Dharma (first line sentiment; blended narrative)
Tirtha: null
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Listener: null
Scene: Dharma, visibly tormented by desire, continues to plead; the maiden stands uncertain, her identity still unspoken, the air tense between sanctity and passion.
FAQs
Unchecked desire (kāma) becomes an affliction; Purāṇic dharma emphasizes self-restraint and proper social/religious procedure.
None explicitly; the verse is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative arc.
None; it describes inner agitation and repeated solicitation.