Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
एषा मम न सन्देहः प्रिया भार्या भविष्यति । यदि नो शस्त्रपातेन पंचत्वमुपयास्यति
eṣā mama na sandehaḥ priyā bhāryā bhaviṣyati | yadi no śastrapātena paṃcatvamupayāsyati
«В этом у меня нет сомнений: она станет моей любимой женой, если только не погибнет от ударов оружия, вернувшись в состояние пяти элементов».
Daitya/antagonist (implied by context; exact name not given in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close focus on the antagonist’s face as he speaks with deluded certainty; behind him, weapons glint; the threatened woman remains off to the side, the air heavy with impending fate.
FAQs
Delusion (moha) makes the unrighteous imagine possession and pleasure even amid violence—showing how kāma clouds discernment (viveka).
The tīrtha context belongs to Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya, but this individual verse does not name the site.
None; the verse expresses the antagonist’s intent and mindset.