Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
मनोरथानां विषयमभून्मे प्रियदर्शनम् । प्राह निःश्वस्य चैवोष्णं राज्ञी वृंदातिदुःखिता
manorathānāṃ viṣayamabhūnme priyadarśanam | prāha niḥśvasya caivoṣṇaṃ rājñī vṛṃdātiduḥkhitā
ମୋ ମନୋରଥର ବିଷୟ ଥିବା ପ୍ରିୟଦର୍ଶନ ଏବେ ଯନ୍ତ୍ରଣାର କାରଣ ହେଲା। ଅତିଦୁଃଖିତ ରାଣୀ ବୃନ୍ଦା ଉଷ୍ଣ ନିଶ୍ୱାସ ଛାଡ଼ି କହିଲା।
Narrator (describing Vṛndā’s grief)
Scene: Close focus on Vṛndā’s face and chest as she exhales hot sighs; her eyes are reddened; the forest background blurs, emphasizing inner fire and the painful transformation of ‘beloved’s sight’ into torment.
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When attachment is wounded by adharma, even what was once “beloved” turns into suffering, urging discernment and inner refuge.
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