Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 98
भोगिनस्तान्विलोक्यापि चित्रंचित्रगतानथ । मनात्संभुक्तभोगेव क्षणमासीत्कुमारिका
bhoginastānvilokyāpi citraṃcitragatānatha | manātsaṃbhuktabhogeva kṣaṇamāsītkumārikā
Kahit pagmasdan niya ang mga panginoon ng mga ahas—kababalaghan sa kababalaghan—ang kanyang isip, na wari’y nakalasap na ng ligaya, ay tumahimik sandali, at ang dalaga’y nanatiling di gumagalaw.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, often to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The maiden gazes at jeweled serpent-lords; the scene is ‘wonder upon wonder’—iridescent hoods, gems, and divine youth. Her body becomes motionless, eyes fixed, as if tasting pleasure in imagination.
FAQs
The mind can simulate enjoyment and become bound by imagination; purification requires steadiness and discernment.
The chapter belongs to Kāśī’s sacred narrative framework, ultimately orienting toward Ratneśvara/Liṅgarāja.
None in this verse.