Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82
राजोवाच । नाहं प्रिये तवादेयमिह पश्यामि भामिनि । प्राणा अपि मम क्रीतास्त्वया शीलकलागुणैः
rājovāca | nāhaṃ priye tavādeyamiha paśyāmi bhāmini | prāṇā api mama krītāstvayā śīlakalāguṇaiḥ
Raja bertitah: “Wahai kekasih, duhai jelita, di sini tiada sesuatu pun yang patut aku sembunyikan atau tahan daripadamu. Bahkan nyawaku sendiri seakan telah dibeli olehmu—oleh budi pekerti, seni, dan segala kebajikanmu.”
King
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical)
Scene: The king openly declares total willingness to give, praising his beloved’s character, arts, and virtues; a gesture of offering—open palm or folded hands—signals surrender and esteem.
FAQs
True worth is moral character and virtue; honoring it through generosity is praised as dharmic kingship and household righteousness.
None explicitly; the passage belongs to Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative environment.
None.