Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
कर्णप्रावरणोवाच । किं तवास्ति महाबाहो तया मौर्व्या प्रयोजनम् । कोटिशो निहताः पूर्वं तया कामुक कामुकाः
karṇaprāvaraṇovāca | kiṃ tavāsti mahābāho tayā maurvyā prayojanam | koṭiśo nihatāḥ pūrvaṃ tayā kāmuka kāmukāḥ
कर्णप्रावरण उवाच—महाबाहो, तया मौरव्याः किं ते प्रयोजनम्? पूर्वं तया कामुकाः कामुकाश्च कोटिशो निहताः।
Karṇaprāvaraṇā
Listener: (addressed) Mahābāhu—Ghaṭotkaca in context
Scene: A female speaker (Karṇaprāvaraṇā) cautions a mighty hero about approaching ‘Mura’s daughter’, recalling heaps of slain suitors; the atmosphere is tense, with implied battlefield trophies and a looming, dangerous feminine power.
FAQs
Desire without discernment leads to ruin; wise counsel warns against reckless pursuit.
None; this is a character exchange within the Prāgjyotiṣa storyline.
None.