Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97
सुधाकर करस्पृष्टाप्यतिदूनांगयष्टिका । पश्यंती नागयूनः सा किंचिदुच्छ्वसिताऽभवत्
sudhākara karaspṛṣṭāpyatidūnāṃgayaṣṭikā | paśyaṃtī nāgayūnaḥ sā kiṃciducchvasitā'bhavat
Walaupun tubuhnya yang ramping amat lemah—bagaikan sinar bulan yang disentuh tangan sang bulan sendiri—namun ketika ia memandang para Nāga muda, ia menghela nafas perlahan.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, often to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At night under a luminous moon, the frail Gandharvī—slender as a moonbeam—turns her gaze toward youthful Nāgas; her chest rises in a restrained sigh, conveying longing and fatigue.
FAQs
Even a weakened heart can be stirred by sense-objects; vigilance over the senses is praised in dharma.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred geography; this verse remains in the narrative stream leading to the Ratneśvara topic.
None; the verse uses poetic comparison to describe inner agitation.