Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
रूपेण वयसः चैव रतेरपि रतिंकरीम् । आंदोलकसुखासीनां सर्वाभरणभूषिताम्
rūpeṇa vayasaḥ caiva raterapi ratiṃkarīm | āṃdolakasukhāsīnāṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitām
Ela parecia cativante em beleza e juventude, como a própria personificação que incendeia o desejo. Sentada com conforto num balanço, estava ornada com toda espécie de joias.
Narrator (context suggests Sūta’s narration within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A richly adorned young woman sits on a swing, surrounded by ornaments and soft textiles; her presence is portrayed as desire-inciting, with attendants and birds in the background.
FAQs
Outer beauty and sensual attraction are powerfully depicted, setting the stage for later reflection on desire and restraint.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it functions as narrative description within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None in this verse.