Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
दमस्य पुत्रस्तत्रासीद्दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः । पितर्युपरते राज्यं संप्राप्याविजितेंद्रियः
damasya putrastatrāsīddurdamo nāma pārthivaḥ | pitaryuparate rājyaṃ saṃprāpyāvijiteṃdriyaḥ
Doon ay may isang haring nagngangalang Durdama, anak ni Dama. Nang pumanaw ang kanyang ama at makamtan niya ang kaharian, siya’y yaong hindi napagtagumpayan ang kanyang mga pandama.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kadaṃbaśikhara (contextual)
Type: peak
Listener: Muni
Scene: A coronation aftermath: King Durdama, newly enthroned after Dama’s death, shown with restless gaze and symbols of unchecked senses—wine, hunt gear, and alluring distractions—foreshadowing decline.
FAQs
Uncontrolled senses in a ruler foreshadow adharma; self-mastery is presented as foundational to righteous kingship.
No single tirtha is named in this verse; it sets up a moral narrative within the Kāśī māhātmya frame.
None explicitly; the implied dharma is indriya-jaya (conquest of the senses).