Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14
ब्रह्मचर्येण निर्विण्ण एकाकी कामपीडितः । याचमानस्य मे तात प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि
brahmacaryeṇa nirviṇṇa ekākī kāmapīḍitaḥ | yācamānasya me tāta prasādaṃ kartumarhasi
பிரம்மச்சரியத்தால் நான் சோர்ந்து, தனிமையில் இருந்து, காமவேதனையால் பீடிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளேன். ஓ தாதா! வேண்டுகின்ற என்மேல் அருள் செய்வது உமக்கு உரியது.
Vahni (Agni), in brāhmaṇa guise (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā sphere)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇa-ascetic confesses being worn by celibacy and afflicted by desire, pleading for the king’s grace; the king’s face shows judgment forming.
FAQs
Inner struggle (restraint versus desire) is acknowledged openly; dharma also includes compassionate responsiveness to sincere supplication.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative within the Revā (Narmadā) cycle.
None explicitly; the verse centers on petition and the expectation of royal/priestly grace (prasāda).