Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
कन्योवाच । कुमारधर्मिणी चाहमद्यापि वशगा पितुः । कामधर्मं न जानामि चित्रांगद कथंचन
kanyovāca | kumāradharmiṇī cāhamadyāpi vaśagā pituḥ | kāmadharmaṃ na jānāmi citrāṃgada kathaṃcana
Gadis itu berkata: “Aku masih berpegang pada dharma seorang dara dan masih di bawah kuasa ayahku. Aku sama sekali tidak mengetahui jalan nafsu, wahai Citrāṅgada.”
Kanyā (the maiden)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Citrāṅgada
Scene: The maiden, veiled and composed, speaks firmly yet gently, hands held close in modesty; the Gandharva listens, the sacred landscape calm, emphasizing restraint over impulse.
FAQs
Dharma includes self-restraint and honoring rightful guardianship; desire must not override moral order.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues a narrative occurring within a sacred-kṣetra setting.
None; the verse focuses on personal conduct (kumāradharma) rather than ritual.