Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
स तां संवीक्षते यावत्सर्वावयवशोभनाम् । तावत्कामशरैर्व्याप्तः कर्तव्यं नाभ्यविंदत
sa tāṃ saṃvīkṣate yāvatsarvāvayavaśobhanām | tāvatkāmaśarairvyāptaḥ kartavyaṃ nābhyaviṃdata
ครั้นเขาจ้องมองนาง—ผู้รุ่งเรืองงามในทุกอวัยวะ—ก็พลันถูกศรแห่งกามเทพ (กามะ) แทงทะลุ จนมิอาจรู้ได้ว่าควรกระทำสิ่งใด
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A man gazes at the princess; invisible arrows of Kāma strike him, shown as floral shafts or subtle aura; his posture shifts from composure to stunned hesitation.
FAQs
Even ascetics can be tested by desire; the narrative frames self-mastery as essential to Dharma, especially in sacred spaces.
The episode unfolds at the Kauśikī river tīrtha, reinforcing the Mahātmya’s sacred setting.
None explicitly; it depicts an inner trial that follows ritual purity.