Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
प्रविश्द्यौवनाभोगभावैरतिमनोहरा । निर्वास्यमानैरपरैस्तिलतंदुलिताकृतिः
praviśdyauvanābhogabhāvairatimanoharā | nirvāsyamānairaparaistilataṃdulitākṛtiḥ
प्रविश्य यौवनाभोगभावैः साऽतिमनोहरा बभूव। अपरैर्निर्वास्यमानैः सौन्दर्यलक्षणैः प्रस्फुटितैः तस्या आकृतिः पवनचालिततिललतासदृशी सुकुमारसूक्ष्मा बभासे॥
First-person narrator within Sūta’s narration (descriptive passage)
Listener: A brāhmaṇa addressed as 'vipra' (within the story’s dialogue frame)
Scene: A youthful maiden newly blossomed, slender and delicate like a sesame creeper swaying in a soft breeze; companions and a garden-like setting implied.
FAQs
It highlights the power of sense-perception and attraction, setting the stage for the need of self-control (dama) and dharmic discernment.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is poetic narration.
None.