Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
संतु नार्यः सहस्राणि रूपलावण्यभूमयः । परं निधुवने काले ह्येकैवेहोपयुज्यते
saṃtu nāryaḥ sahasrāṇi rūpalāvaṇyabhūmayaḥ | paraṃ nidhuvane kāle hyekaivehopayujyate
அழகும் கவர்ச்சியும் நிறைந்த பெண்கள் ஆயிரமிருந்தாலும், இன்பச் சங்கமக் காலத்தில் இங்கு உண்மையில் ஒருத்தியே இணைவாள்।
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic composition: many elegantly adorned women appear in the background as temptations, while a single couple is shown faintly, and in the foreground a pilgrim turns away toward a Śiva-liṅga, indicating transcendence of desire.
FAQs
Sense-objects are many, but enjoyment is limited; this insight supports restraint and detachment.
The broader setting is Kāśī Khaṇḍa (Kāśī/Vārāṇasī), but no individual tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is a didactic observation aimed at reducing attachment.