Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
धृतायामपि चैकस्यां कस्ते कामो भविष्यति । अहं ते सन्निधिं नैव त्यक्ष्याम्यद्य दिनावधि
dhṛtāyāmapi caikasyāṃ kaste kāmo bhaviṣyati | ahaṃ te sannidhiṃ naiva tyakṣyāmyadya dināvadhi
“Kahit isa lamang ang iyong masamsam, anong pagnanasa pa ang matitira sa iyo? Hindi ko iiwan ang iyong piling—mula ngayon hanggang sa magwakas ang araw.”
A female messenger (dūtī) addressing the demon-king (daityapati)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A figure declares he will not leave the antagonist’s side until day’s end, pressing the logic of possession; the scene feels like a closing trap before a sudden turn.
FAQs
Desire is portrayed as insatiable and self-justifying; dharma literature uses such scenes to warn against being ruled by kāma.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting, but no particular tīrtha is named.
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