Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
करींदः स्वयमभ्येति तत्कुचाभौ समुद्वहन् । कुम्भौ गत्वा तु पृच्छामि यदि शंसति तां प्रियाम्
karīṃdaḥ svayamabhyeti tatkucābhau samudvahan | kumbhau gatvā tu pṛcchāmi yadi śaṃsati tāṃ priyām
Слон сам подходит вперёд, неся пару лобных выпуклостей, словно её груди. Подойдя к этим «кумбхам», я спрашиваю, не укажет ли он мне мою возлюбленную.
Narrator (unnamed male speaker within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative)
Scene: An elephant approaches, its frontal globes likened to the beloved’s breasts; the distraught lover steps toward it, questioning it as if it could guide him.
FAQs
Delusion can project the beloved onto anything seen; spiritual discipline steadies perception and ends compulsive projection.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves the ongoing māhātmya narrative.
None.