Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
विजित्य समरे तां तु स्वामिनीं मम दैत्यप । मादृशीनां सहस्रणि परिभुंक्ष्व यथेच्छया
vijitya samare tāṃ tu svāminīṃ mama daityapa | mādṛśīnāṃ sahasraṇi paribhuṃkṣva yathecchayā
«Tendo vencido em batalha essa minha senhora, ó senhor dos Daityas, desfruta, como quiseres, de milhares de mulheres como eu.»
A female messenger (dūtī) addressing the demon-king (daityapati)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A daitya-lord is addressed by a woman speaking with forced compliance; the atmosphere is tense, shadowed, and morally inverted, foreshadowing divine reversal.
FAQs
Unchecked desire is enticed through flattering speech; Purāṇic narratives often expose how kāma can lead to downfall when dharma is ignored.
The broader frame is the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (glory of Kāśī/Varanasi), though this verse itself is part of a narrative episode rather than a direct tīrtha-stuti.
None in this verse; it is purely narrative dialogue.