Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
नग्नां तां क्रीडतीं वीक्ष्य यतिर्मदनपूरितः । दैवाग्निभ्रंशितो मार्गात्सहसा च विमोहितः
nagnāṃ tāṃ krīḍatīṃ vīkṣya yatirmadanapūritaḥ | daivāgnibhraṃśito mārgātsahasā ca vimohitaḥ
அவளை நிர்வாணமாக நீர்விளையாடுவதைக் கண்ட அந்த யதி காமத்தால் நிறைந்தான். விதியின் தீயால் பாதை தவறியவன் போல, அவன் திடீரென மயக்கத்தில் ஆழ்ந்தான்.
Vasiṣṭha (continuing the narrative)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī-tīra)
Type: ghat
Listener: Dilīpa
Scene: The ascetic, upon seeing the nude woman playing in the water, is struck by sudden desire; his posture shifts from composed meditation to startled agitation, as if a fiery fate knocks him off the path into delusion.
FAQs
Even advanced practitioners must guard the senses; a single lapse of attention can lead to moha and a fall from discipline.
The larger story is set in Kāśī, though this verse focuses on the ascetic’s inner struggle rather than the site’s merit.
None; it implicitly stresses brahmacarya/self-restraint as a lived discipline.